on 'Change

adverb

At the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.

First used 17th c.
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Meanings

adverbon 'Change (not comparable)

alternative upon 'Change

  1. archaicnot comparableAt the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.First known use 17th c.

    He knew he could make money on 'Change—he had demonstrated that over the last few years.

    2013, P. Ryscavage, Norman B. Ream
    1 more example

    ‘[…] He was conſidered,’ he added, lowering his voice, ‘on ’Change as a ſwindler.’

    1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “[Maria: or, The] Wrongs of Woman”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume II, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […]; and G[eorge,] G[eorge] and J[ohn] Robinson, […], →OCLC, chapter XI, page 49

Origin

From on + 'Change (“stock exchange”).

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APA

on 'Change. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20'Change

MLA

“on 'Change.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20'Change. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on 'Change,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20'Change.

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