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loose change

 
 
noun [U] MONEY

Definition

the coins that you carry with you: Carry some loose change to make emergency public telephone calls. In the world of big business, £20m is little more than loose change. → Compare pocket change → See also change noun
(Definition of loose change noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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