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loose change

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noun

  1. money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures

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They whirl, bounce, and collide within their confined space like loose change shaking violently in a machine, moving so quickly and unpredictably that standard scientific tools have struggled to track them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

With capital expenditure due to peak in the coming year, the miner has little loose change for an all-cash deal, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Disney’s respective 70 percent purchase of Fubo stakes was meant to toss some loose change, make the suit go away, and keep Disney focused on its in-house sports missions.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025

Though, at that stage, he was hardly digging down the back of the sofa for loose change given he was worth nearly $20bn, according to Forbes magazine’s rich list of 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2024

My medals were placed in ajar of loose change.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez