change
[chan-ge]
noun shopping money
LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)
Meaning- the balance of money returned to a customer after payment
Wait for your change before you leave the counter.
Wait for your balance of money before you leave the counter.
The seller did not have enough change for my note.
The seller did not have enough balance of money for my note.
Pronunciationchan-ge
Part of speechnoun
Registerneutral
Usage noteIt is very common in street-level commerce when dealing with small denomination notes.
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