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Meaning Of Change

  1. v. t.
    To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
  2. v. t.
    To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.
  3. v. t.
    To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.
  4. v. t.
    Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.
  5. v. i.
    To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.
  6. v. i.
    To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.
  7. v. t.
    Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.
  8. v. t.
    A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.
  9. v. t.
    A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.
  10. v. t.
    Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.
  11. v. t.
    That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.
  12. v. t.
    Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.
  13. v. t.
    A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.
  14. v. t.
    A public house; an alehouse.
  15. v. t.
    Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.



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