change
change · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To make or become different.
- 2.
The act of becoming different.
- 3.
Coins as opposed to paper currency.
- 4.
To replace something with something else.
- 5.
To exchange for money of a different type.
- 6.
Money returned after paying more than required.
- 7.
To switch from one to another.
- 8.
A clean set of clothes.
Phrases & expressions
- •change of heart — a reversal of opinion
- •change hands — to pass to new ownership
- •for a change — as something different
- •small change — coins; something insignificant
- •change the subject — to switch topics
- •the more things change, the more they stay the same — fundamentals don't change
Related words
Etymology
From Old French "changier" from Latin "cambiare" meaning to exchange.