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change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

noun

Meaning

  • The process of becoming different.

    "The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it."

  • Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.

    "Can I get change for this $100 bill please?"

  • A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes

  • Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

    "A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change."

  • Usually coins (as opposed to paper money), but sometimes inclusive of paper money

    "Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call."

  • A transfer between vehicles.

    "The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham."

  • A change-up pitch.

  • (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

  • A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.

  • A public house; an alehouse.

Synonyms

transformation,
transition

verb

Meaning

  • To become something different.

    "The tadpole changed into a frog.   Stock prices are constantly changing."

  • To make something into something else.

    "The fairy changed the frog into a prince.   I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit."

  • To replace.

    "Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.   After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt."

  • To replace one's clothing.

    "You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing.   The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started."

  • To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).

    "It's your turn to change the baby."

  • To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

  • To exchange.

  • To change hand while riding (a horse).

    "to change a horse"

Synonyms

alter,
another,
make,
modify,
transform