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Meaning of change

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

change

Pronunciation:/tʃeɪndʒ//tʃeɪndʒ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming different.

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

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

    Example: Can I get change for this $100 bill please?

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

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

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To become something different.

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

  2. To make something into something else.

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

  3. To replace.

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

  4. To replace one's clothing.

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