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loose change

loose change noun: synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).

Noun

loose change (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
    • I had a bit of cash on me, but no loose change.
    Synonyms:
    small change
  2. (colloquial) Synonym of small change (“insignificant amount of money”).
    • The cost of an opulent wedding is loose change to a millionaire.
    • "For Haughley Junction, we are talking of rising cost estimates from £15m to £30m - that's loose change in rail terms. [...].2020 April 22, Richard Clinnick, “"We are feeling positive"”, in Rail, page 62
    Synonyms:
    small change

Synonyms of loose change

Questions about loose change

What does loose change mean?
Loose change means synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
What part of speech is loose change?
Loose change is a noun.

Words near loose change in the dictionary

  1. loose boxes
  2. loose cannon
  3. loose cannoned
  4. loose cannoning
  5. loose cannons
  6. loose change
  7. loose connection
  8. loose connections
  9. loose construction
  10. loose constructionism
  11. loose constructionist

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