loose change
noun
: coins that a person is carrying
He had a few dollars in loose change in his pockets.
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Bedard brings the puck up ice, while Bertuzzi goes straight to the net — either in the low slot or, more likely, at the corner of the goalmouth, hugging a post and looking for loose change.
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Don’t forget to bring a small baggy or some other pocket-sized coin purse, so loose change isn’t sloshing around in your pocket.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
The wristlet’s interior is also spacious enough to hold cash, loose change, jewelry or other small items.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Soon tip jars that once collected loose change at cash registers morphed into touch screens suggesting significantly larger tip amounts, even for small purchases.
—Virginia Postrel, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2024
Responding officers found that in most of the incidents, the suspects broke the windows on victims’ cars and rummaged through their vehicles searching for items to steal, like loose change, cash and wallets, according to police.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
The loose change now scattered around the perimeter underscores just how challenging that is.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris searches his pockets – as McAlpin groans – dumping out his earbuds, keys and loose change.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Use them when cooking to hold spices and seasoning, place on your foyer console table to drop loose change in, or keep them in the bedroom to display your jewelry.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Don’t forget to bring a small baggy or some other pocket-sized coin purse, so loose change isn’t sloshing around in your pocket.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
The wristlet’s interior is also spacious enough to hold cash, loose change, jewelry or other small items.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Soon tip jars that once collected loose change at cash registers morphed into touch screens suggesting significantly larger tip amounts, even for small purchases.
—Virginia Postrel, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2024
Responding officers found that in most of the incidents, the suspects broke the windows on victims’ cars and rummaged through their vehicles searching for items to steal, like loose change, cash and wallets, according to police.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
The loose change now scattered around the perimeter underscores just how challenging that is.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris searches his pockets – as McAlpin groans – dumping out his earbuds, keys and loose change.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Use them when cooking to hold spices and seasoning, place on your foyer console table to drop loose change in, or keep them in the bedroom to display your jewelry.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Loose change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20change. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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