# change

Pronunciation: say "CHAYNJ" /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

## Noun

1. The process of becoming different, or a single instance or result of this.
   - Simple: The act of becoming different, or one time when something becomes different.
   - _Climate change is reshaping coastal communities around the world._
   - _Many organizations resist change even when it is clearly necessary._
6. The money returned to a buyer when the amount paid is more than the price.
   - Simple: The money you get back when you pay more than something costs.
   - _The cashier handed him his change along with the receipt._
   - _I left the change on the table as a tip for the waiter._
7. Money in coins or small units, including the smaller units given in exchange for a larger note or coin.
   - Simple: Coins or small amounts of money, or smaller money given for a large bill.
   - _She emptied her pockets of change onto the counter._
   - _He scraped together enough change from the couch cushions to buy coffee._
8. A substitution of one person or thing for another, or something kept to use in place of another, as in a change of clothes.
   - Simple: A switch of one person or thing for another, or something you use in place of another.
   - _The director made a few changes to the cast before opening night._
   - _She packed a change of clothes in case the weather turned cold._
10. An instance of transferring from one vehicle to another during a journey.
   - Simple: A move from one bus or train to another during a trip.
   - _The route requires two changes before you reach downtown._
   - _A tight change of ten minutes left us rushing across the platform._
12. A baseball pitch thrown with fastball motion but at reduced speed, meant to upset the batter's timing.
   - Simple: A slow baseball pitch thrown to look like a fast one and fool the batter.
   - _The rookie's change kept the hitters off balance all night._
   - _On a full count he threw a change, and the batter swung way too early._

## Verb

2. To make someone or something different, or to become different in form, nature or condition.
   - Simple: To make something different, or to become different.
   - _The new manager changed the entire workflow within a month._
   - _A single decision can change the direction of a whole company._
3. To put something new in the place of another thing.
   - Simple: To take one thing away and put another in its place.
   - _We changed our internet provider last year._
   - _You should change the oil in your car regularly._
4. To take off one's clothes and put on different ones, or to put clean clothes or a fresh diaper on someone else.
   - Simple: To put on different clothes, or to put clean clothes or a clean diaper on someone such as a baby.
   - _He went upstairs to change before dinner._
   - _I always change as soon as I get home from work._
9. To transfer from one vehicle to another, such as a train or bus, while traveling.
   - Simple: To get off one bus or train and onto another to keep going on a trip.
   - _Passengers change at the downtown hub for the express line._
   - _I changed twice on the way home because of the delays._
5. To trade a sum of money for its equal value in another currency, or for smaller bills or coins.
   - Simple: To give money and get back the same amount in a different kind of money or in smaller coins or bills.
   - _Travelers can change yen at most hotel front desks, though the rates are poor._
   - _The cashier asked if anyone could change a fifty-dollar bill for her._

## Verb

11. To give up one thing in return for another; to exchange. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To give one thing and take another in return.

## Noun

13. A drinking establishment; a public house or alehouse. *(dated, Scotland)*
   - Simple: A place where people go to buy and drink beer, like a pub.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To switch a horse from one direction of travel to the other while riding, moving from one hand to the opposite hand.
- (noun) An arrangement in which a set of bells is struck in some order other than the descending diatonic scale.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English changen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre and Latin cambīre ("to exchange, barter"). This traces back through the noun cambium to a Gaulish word for "change," related to Proto-Celtic *kambos ("twisted, crooked"), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "crooked." It has been used in English since the 13th century and displaced the older Middle English wenden.

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