Chump change

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small. US, idiomatic, uncountable

    "If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change."

  2. 2
    a trifling sum of money wordnet
  3. 3
    A sum of money considered to be insignificant. US, idiomatic, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: pocket money, walk-around money, walking-around money; small change, pocket change, loose change, spare change; pittance"

Example

More examples

"If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change."

Etymology

From the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from the sense concerning indignation.