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change

 
/tʃeɪndʒ/ v [T] (MONEY)

Definition

to get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money: Can you change a $100 bill for me? I had to change some American money into pesetas before I arrived in Spain.
(Definition of change v (MONEY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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