| 词汇 | loose-change |
| 释义 | loose change noun[ U ] uk /ˌluːs ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ us /ˌluːs ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ the coins that you have in your pocket or purse零钱，硬币 Payment methods anti-kickback ATM card automatic withdrawal bad cheque baksheesh bribe chip commission liquid meal ticket microtransaction monetization monetize money-back monometallic PFI ready money remittance severance wave and pay loose change | Business Englishloose change noun[ U ] MONEYukus the coins that you carry with you: Carry some loose change to make emergency public telephone calls. In the world of big business, £20m is little more than loose change. Compare pocket change See also changenoun Examples of loose changeloose change That does not involve loosechange; it is massive fraud—organised gangsterism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of these shops is to collect travellers' loosechange in local currency which would be of no use when they got home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, with the loosechange, makes up nigh upon £200,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To all those who voted for change, loosechange is all they will be left with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is loosechange in those programmes is, or can be, more than the entire budget for some other programmes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, a youngster may "pinch" something from the larder or pick up part of his parents' loosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people would describe that as loosechange in their pocket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that level of income it would be surprising if there were any loosechange for telephone calls, let alone charities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fiduciary issue is a measure of the loosechange in the banking system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that it is time for people who, like me, keep their loosechange in jam jars or bottles, to empty them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no possible justification for this generosity —this expensive sum of loosechange flung on top of the general indexation for the wealthy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can hardly travel down a street without someone offering a bucket for us to drop our loosechange into. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Elderly people find themselves with pockets and handbags full of loosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not loosechange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, for another, the same fine might be nothing more than loosechange or the cost of a night out on the tiles—an inconvenience at most. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of loose change These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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