Change
How words are described
| full | full change | full pay |
| nice | nice change | nice pay |
| small | small change | small pay |
| actual | actual change | actual pay |
| Other adjectives: large, big, great, little, final, significant, next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- An alternate technique is to pay for something cheap with a $100 bill, accept the change, and then offer to pay with a smaller bill.
Source: Quick Change -
In the movie (the 1978 one) Christopher Reeve looks for a phone booth to change into Superman, but he finds a standalone pay phone instead.
Source: Phone Booth -
Pay close attention to Braig's sudden change from when Terra knocks his eye out and when he confronts Aqua at the climax.
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