spare change in English

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      "expansion": "spare change (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "spange"
        },
        {
          "word": "spanger"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Got any spare change for a cup of coffee, guv?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small amounts of money, especially coinage."
      ],
      "id": "en-spare_change-en-noun-uU77GxS6",
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          "coinage",
          "coinage"
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "and change"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "loose change"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "pocket shrapnel"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "shrapnel"
        },
        {
          "word": "small change"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spare change"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "spange"
    },
    {
      "word": "spanger"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "spare change (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "and change"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Got any spare change for a cup of coffee, guv?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small amounts of money, especially coinage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "coinage",
          "coinage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loose change"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "pocket shrapnel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "shrapnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "small change"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spare change"
}

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"spare change" meaning in English

Noun