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Change

//t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The process of becoming different. countable, uncountable
"The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it."
2
the action of changing something wordnet
3
Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. uncountable
"Can I get change for this $100 bill, please?"
4
a different or fresh set of clothes wordnet
5
A replacement. countable
"a change of clothes"

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6
a thing that is different wordnet
7
Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase. uncountable
"A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change."
8
a difference that is usually pleasant wordnet
9
An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money. uncountable
"Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call."
10
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another wordnet
11
A transfer between vehicles. countable
"The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham."
12
the result of alteration or modification wordnet
13
A change-up pitch. countable, uncountable
14
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency wordnet
15
Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. countable, uncountable
"Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing."
16
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due wordnet
17
A public house; an alehouse. Scotland, countable, dated, uncountable
"1727-1728, Edward Burt, Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London They call an alehouse a change."
18
coins of small denomination regarded collectively wordnet
19
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event wordnet

Verb

1
To become something different. intransitive
"The tadpole changed into a frog."
2
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature wordnet
3
To make something into something else. ergative, transitive
"Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, As time her taught in lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, For trumpets ſterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…]"
4
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence wordnet
5
To replace. transitive
"Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb."

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6
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation wordnet
7
To replace one's clothing. intransitive
"You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing."
8
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category wordnet
9
To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone). transitive
"It’s your turn to change the baby."
10
remove or replace the coverings of wordnet
11
To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) intransitive
"After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again."
12
change clothes; put on different clothes wordnet
13
To exchange. archaic
"At the first sight / they have changed eyes. (exchanged looks)"
14
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another wordnet
15
To change hand while riding (a horse). transitive
"to change a horse"
16
become deeper in tone wordnet
17
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another wordnet
18
give to, and receive from, one another wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre (“to exchange, barter”), derived from the noun cambium (“change”) (whence was loaned the English doublet cambium), from Gaulish cambion, earlier *kambyom (“change”), related to Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂(e)mbos, *(s)kh₂(e)mbos (“crooked”). More at skimp, scam; see also Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-. Cognate with Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimba, Sicilian canciari, Spanish cambiar. Used in English since the 13th century. Displaced Middle English wenden, from wendan (“to turn, change”) (whence wend). The noun is from Middle English change, chaunge, from Old French change, from the verb changier. See also exchange. Possibly related from the same source is Old English gombe.

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