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Chump change

noun

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"

Etymology

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

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