chump change
"Chump change" originated in the 1960s and is primarily used in the US and Canada to describe a trivial amount of money.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, chiefly US)An amount of money that is too small to be considered important.
Example
- A $60,000 fine is chump change for the firm.
- Compared with his contemporaries, he makes chump change.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "chump change":
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