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Meaning Of Change
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.
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.
v. t.
To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed
by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.
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.
v. i.
To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes
change for the better.
v. i.
To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes
to-morrow night.
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.
v. t.
A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of
another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.
v. t.
A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the
moon.
v. t.
Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.
v. t.
That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for
another.
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.
v. t.
A place where merchants and others meet to transact
business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.
v. t.
A public house; an alehouse.
v. t.
Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other
than that of the diatonic scale.