| 单词 | loose change |
| 释义 | loose change noun[U] uk/ˌluːs ˈtʃeɪndʒ/us/ˌluːs ˈtʃeɪndʒ/thecoinsthat you have inyourpocketorpurse 零钱，硬币Payment methods
loose change| Business Englishloose change noun[U] MONEYukusthecoinsthat youcarrywith you: Carry someloosechangeto makeemergencypublictelephonecalls. In theworldofbigbusiness, £20m is little more thanloosechange. Compare pocket change See also changenoun Examplesofloose changeloose change That does not involveloosechange; it is massive fraud—organised gangsterism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of these shops is to collect travellers'loosechangein local currency which would be of no use when they got home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That, with theloosechange, makes up nigh upon £200,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To all those who voted for change,loosechangeis all they will be left with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What isloosechangein those programmes is, or can be, more than the entire budget for some other programmes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, a youngster may "pinch" something from the larder or pick up part of his parents'loosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people would describe that asloosechangein their pocket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At that level of income it would be surprising if there were anyloosechangefor telephone calls, let alone charities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fiduciary issue is a measure of theloosechangein the banking system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that it is time for people who, like me, keep theirloosechangein jam jars or bottles, to empty them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no possible justification for this generosity —this expensive sum ofloosechangeflung on top of the general indexation for the wealthy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can hardly travel down a street without someone offering a bucket for us to drop ourloosechangeinto. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Elderly people find themselves with pockets and handbags full ofloosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is notloosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But, for another, the same fine might be nothing more thanloosechangeor the cost of a night out on the tiles—an inconvenience at most. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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