as in dime
a very small sum of money
what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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Recent Examples of chump change
But that’s chump change, if such a thing can be said of seven-figure purses, compared to the $20-million Saudi Cup and $12-million Dubai World Cup.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Still, even those billions look like chump change next to these super-rich super-fans—a Sweet 16 with a combined net worth that Forbes estimates at $357 billion as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off this week.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
This is still chump change compared to Google’s almost 5 billion users, but Perplexity offers something traditional search does not: the power of LLMs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
There’s a $100,000 guarantee the Nets will have to eat as a cap charge, but that’s chump change.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Still, even those billions look like chump change next to these super-rich super-fans—a Sweet 16 with a combined net worth that Forbes estimates at $357 billion as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off this week.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
This is still chump change compared to Google’s almost 5 billion users, but Perplexity offers something traditional search does not: the power of LLMs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
There’s a $100,000 guarantee the Nets will have to eat as a cap charge, but that’s chump change.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chump change
Noun
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But a friend prompted him to enter a Qualifier on his friend's dime.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Moore was a dime defender at times for the 49ers and Sigle could play there, too.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Well, here’s the thing: unlike previous generations, Gen Z is not just adding their two cents and waiting for businesses to follow suit.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Werder, the longtime ESPN journalist, offered his two cents in a post on Wednesday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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