Meaning of chump change | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
   US, idiomatic, uncountable
2. A sum of money considered to be insignificant.
   US, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change.”

“I don't work for chump change. I quit!”

“It was hard to get two dollars out of either of them, and whatever chump change they gave Mere'maw they expected her to squeeze it until it hollered.”

“"First of all, there's no we. You're talking me, solo, busting my hump slinging shards. I got profile now. Don't you get that? DEA's up my ass. No, I'm not exposing myself to that level of risk for chump change. No way."”

“Near-synonyms: pocket money, walk-around money, walking-around money; small change, pocket change, loose change, spare change; pittance”

“He spent $300,000 for his new car, but that's chump change for a billionaire like him.”

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