spare change

collocation in English

meaningsofspareandchange

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spare
adjective
uk
/speər/us
/sper/
If something is spare, it is available to use because it ...
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change
noun
uk
/tʃeɪndʒ/us
/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofspareandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspare change

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Therefore, she and her children survived off the customerssparechangeor food left as a token of appreciation.
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By 1999, it was very common to see squeegee kids on some of the busiest intersections where they would solicit motorists forsparechange.
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The subject sleeps on a pillow made of concrete and panhandles passersby forsparechange.
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They would give him theirsparechangefor running errands for them.
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He sadistically decides to give the dirty hot dog to a homeless man who has been bothering him for somesparechange.
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In the past, they have been used most effectively by companies collectingsparechangeat registers and checkouts.
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He started spending all of his time at the gym, sometimes practicing for hours without hand wraps orsparechangefor a drink of water.
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A charity tip jar is additionally maintained at the front desk, and a monthly charity is selected to receive thesparechangethat is collected.
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She had earlier sung and danced on the streets forsparechange, taught aerobics, and served quesadillas at a food stand.
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Therefore, it is recommended that passengers collect enoughsparechangebefore boarding the bus.
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He tries to convince her in a bus where she is able tosparechangeto get a ticket to a place.
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Couper collected signatures andsparechangefrom passersby on the street in order to satisfy the legal requirements for 500 financial members.
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These coin-banks were available as a gift to people that started a new account and had a slot in the bottom to put theirsparechange.
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Tapper suggested riders might want asparechangeof clothes due to the extent of the final splashdown.
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He appears as himself makingsparechange.
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