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Definition of Small change
1. Noun. A trifling sum of money.
Definition of Small change
1. Noun. Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A minor or insignificant amount of money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Small Change
Literary usage of Small change
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1891)
"small change in the condition of things which would banish life from the world.—Man
forms no part of the scheme of the universe.—His material insignificance ..."
2. The Nineteenth Century (1889)
"The amount of such small change must be viewed as strictly regulated by the habits
and customs of the people, remaining at the same chronic amount with ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1901)
"The chief point to which I would ara« attention is the very small change of mean
temperature necessary on the conditions assumed, and therefore the ..."
4. A Hand-book for Travellers on the Continent: Being a Guide Through Holland by John Murray (Firm) (1838)
"... since the coins of Prussia (except the small change) now pass current in all
the states which are members of the New Customhouse Union (Zollverein) ..."
5. A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries by John Crawfurd (1856)
"For small change, cowrie shells are used as in Hindustan ; and of these, 1200
are considered to be equal to the lowest denomination of silver money, ..."
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