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Change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

The process of becoming different.

📖 Definitions of "Change"

noun
  1. 1

    The process of becoming different.

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

  2. 2

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

    "Can I get change for this $100 bill please?"

  3. 3

    A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes

  4. 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."

verb
  1. 1

    To become something different.

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

  2. 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. 3

    To replace.

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

  4. 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."

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