loose change

loose change

A small, usually insignificant amount of money, typically consisting of coins. I always try to donate any loose change I've got into the charity boxes in convenience stores. It isn't much, but hopefully, it helps a little bit. My wife and I put our loose change in a big jar at the end of the day.
See also: change, loose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • don't spend it all in one place
  • amount to a hill of beans
  • bit player
  • player
  • not amount to a hill of beans
  • one or two
  • look/feel small
  • feel small
  • dinky
  • great oaks from little acorns grow
References in periodicals archive
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Ian's Change for the better
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But he found it was attached to the counter, so he took the loose change and left.
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A growing cashless society means less loose change is going into charity collection boxes
How buying own label food can help boost funds for smaller charities; As smaller charities reveal they are just about managing, the Co-op steps in to give them helping hand and save shoppers cash at the same time
New Delhi [India], November 20 ( ANI ): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called Manushi Chhillar "beautiful, smart and uncommonly gracious" for her graceful response to his 'Chhillar' tweet, wherein he compared the surname of the newly crowned Miss World to 'loose change'.
'Uncommonly gracious': Manushi's response to his tweet wins Tharoor over
Charity organisations in the UAE sometimes encounter loose change in foreign currency, wondering what to do with it, said Mariam Bin Fahd, director of Dubai Municipality's knowledge management department.
Dubai Municipality to put foreign currency in charity boxes to good use
"But he only got away with a bit of loose change because we don't carry money in the safe any more.
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And quite often it's children who have more loose change than anyone, as it's often nicely tucked away in a money box.
Pilfering parents raid their children's savings
Now the regulars have set their sights on continuing their loose change mission and intend to hand over the next 12 months' worth of pennies to a children's charity.
A glass act!
More than half of us have loose change at the bottom of our bags, while 43% pick up coppers on the street, 41% find them down the back of the sofa, 35% discover coins in their back pocket and 26% come across them in bars, the survey of 2,000 people by Meccabingo.com has revealed.
The penny is dropped..
And items including sat navs, mobile phones, clothing and even small amounts of loose change have been taken.
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I'm already missing all the stuff I stash around the interior - lip balm, poo bags, sunglasses, loose change, a Velcro hair roller (doubles as a dog brush in standstill traffic), dental floss, baby wipes, tissues, pens, pencils.
After an unfortunate argument with [...]
Nationally, the TSA collected more than $675,000 in loose change in the 2014 fiscal year that ended Sept.
TSA finds $13,000 in change at Logan
ARMED raider Ian Lockey carried out a terrifying robbery at a Tyneside shop for the sake of a few coppers in loose change.
Penny dreadful!
Summary: That jingle of loose change in your pocket -- usually reserved for a morning coffee or pick-me-up -- could be your golden ticket come 11am, as the doors to the first ever spring edition of the much-hyped Gitex exhibition open today.
Dh1 gadget? It's a crazy world out at Spring Gitex