change
/tʃeɪndʒ//tʃeɪndʒ/noun
Definitions
The process of becoming different.
Example: The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
Example: 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.
Example: A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.
verb
Definitions
To become something different.
Example: The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing.
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.
To replace.
Example: 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.
Example: You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.