change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

noun

1
The process of becoming different.
“The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.”
2
Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
“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.
“A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.”
5
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.”
6
A transfer between vehicles.
“The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham.”
7
A change-up pitch.
8
(campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
9
A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
10
A public house; an alehouse.

1
To become something different.
“The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing.”
2
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.”
3
To replace.
“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.
“You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.”
5
To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).
“It's your turn to change the baby.”
6
To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
7
To exchange.
8
To change hand while riding (a horse).
“to change a horse”

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