exact change

noun

An amount of change whose combined monetary value exactly matches the value that a seller requires in exchange for goods or services.

“This bus ride requires exact change.”

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Meanings

nounexact change (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn amount of change whose combined monetary value exactly matches the value that a seller requires in exchange for goods or services.

    This bus ride requires exact change.

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APA

exact change. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exact%20change

MLA

“exact change.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exact%20change. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exact change,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exact%20change.

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