Meanings
- colloquialuncountableSynonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
I had a bit of cash on me, but no loose change.
Synonyms: small change
- colloquialuncountableSynonym of small change (“insignificant amount of money”).
The cost of an opulent wedding is loose change to a millionaire.
1 more example
"For Haughley Junction, we are talking of rising cost estimates from £15m to £30m - that's loose change in rail terms. [...].
2020 April 22, Richard Clinnick, “"We are feeling positive"”, in Rail, page 62Synonyms: small change
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
nounSynonym of small change (“insignificant amount of money”).
Translations
Bulgarian дребни пари
- дребни пари (drebni pari)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
Catalan xavalla, menut
- xavallacoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- menutcoins kept in one's pocket or bag
Chinese Mandarin 零錢 /零钱, 零錢 /零钱
- 零錢 /零钱 (língqián)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
- 零錢 /零钱 (língqián)small sum of money
Dutch kleingeld
- kleingeldcoins kept in one's pocket or bag
Finnish pikkuraha, pikkuraha
- pikkurahacoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- pikkurahasmall sum of money
French monnaie
- monnaiecoins kept in one's pocket or bag
German Kleingeld
- Kleingeldcoins kept in one's pocket or bag
Greek ψιλά, ψιλά
- ψιλά (psilá)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
- ψιλά (psilá)small sum of money
Hungarian aprópénz, apró
- aprópénzcoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- aprócoins kept in one's pocket or bag
Italian spiccioli, monetine
- spicciolicoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- monetinecoins kept in one's pocket or bag
Japanese 小銭
- 小銭 (kozeni)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
Korean 잔돈
- 잔돈 (jandon)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
Polish drobne, bilon
- drobnecoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- biloncoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- groszesmall sum of money
Portuguese trocado, trocado
- trocadocoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- trocadosmall sum of money
Russian ме́лочь
- ме́лочь (méločʹ)coins kept in one's pocket or bag
Spanish cambio, menudo
- cambiocoins kept in one's pocket or bag
- menudosmall sum of money
- chatarrasmall sum of money
Cite this entry
loose change. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20change
“loose change.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20change. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loose change,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20change.
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