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small change
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small change
(noun)
small change
noun
small change
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMALL CHANGE
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1
:
coins that are not worth a lot of money
a pocket full of
small change
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informal
a
:
an amount of money that is not large or important
The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's
small change
.
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b
:
something or someone that is not important
My problems are
small change
compared to yours.
He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly
small change
.
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