"change" meaning in English

See change in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-change.ogg [US], en-uk-change.ogg [UK] Forms: change [singular], changes [plural]
enPR: chānj [US, UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A change is when something becomes different.
    Sense id: simple-change-en-noun-F3Uydogl
  2. When you get change for a bill, you get smaller bills or coins that equal the amount of the original bill. For example, if you get change for a $5 bill, you may get five $1 bills or you may get four $1 bills and coins that add up to $1 or you may get some other combination of bills and coins.
    Sense id: simple-change-en-noun-oP~OTASX
  3. A change is a replacement.
    Sense id: simple-change-en-noun-S6rSetKT

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-change.ogg [US], en-uk-change.ogg [UK] Forms: change [canonical], changes [third-person, singular], changed [past], changed [past, participle], changing [present, participle]
enPR: chānj [US, UK] Head templates: {{verb|chang|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you change something, you make it different than before. Synonyms: alter, edit, modify, switch
    Sense id: simple-change-en-verb-7qEHCZGE
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