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on 'Change

on 'Change adverb: at the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.

Adverb

on 'Change (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) At the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.
    • ‘[…] He was conſidered,’ he added, lowering his voice, ‘on ’Change as a ſwindler.’1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “[Maria: or, The] Wrongs of Woman”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume II, London: […]...
    • He knew he could make money on 'Change—he had demonstrated that over the last few years.2013, P. Ryscavage, Norman B. Ream

Forms of on 'Change

alternative formupon 'Change

Origin of on 'Change

From on + 'Change (“stock exchange”).

Questions about on 'Change

What does on 'Change mean?
On 'Change means at the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.
What part of speech is on 'Change?
On 'Change is an adverb.

Words near on 'Change in the dictionary

  1. omy
  2. OMZ
  3. OMZs
  4. Omāēqnomenēweqnaesen
  5. on
  6. on 'Change
  7. on a bell
  8. on a collision course
  9. on a daily basis
  10. on a day-to-day basis
  11. on a different note

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