Chump change
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a trifling sum of money wordnet
- 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"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
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.