Change (Noun)
Meaning 1
The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 2
Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 3
A thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
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Meaning 5
A different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 7
An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Synonyms
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Hyponyms
- Nascence
- Transmutation
- Shift
- Slowing
- Moderation
- Detachment
- Drop-off
- Scintillation
- Sparkling
- Impairment
- Decease
- Play
- Harm
- Expiry
- Nativity
- Relief
- Genetic Mutation
- Fluctuation
- Chromosomal Mutation
- Breakup
- Nascency
- Retardation
- Lessening
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Meaning 8
Coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Meaning 9
The action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hyponyms
- Switching
- Decimalisation
- Shift
- Movement
- Modification
- Adjustment
- Nationalisation
- Reorientation
- Secularisation
- Communisation
- Exchange
- Policy Change
- Move
- Motility
- Variegation
- Reversal
- Simplification
- Commutation
- Relocation
- Volte-face
- Metrication
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Meaning 10
The result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.