Definition of Chump change

1. Noun. A trifling sum of money.

Exact synonyms: Chickenfeed, Small Change
Generic synonyms: Cash, Hard Cash, Hard Currency

Definition of Chump change

1. Noun. (chiefly US idiomatic) A sum of money considered to be insignificant. ¹

2. Noun. (chiefly US idiomatic) An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chump Change

chummage
chummages
chummed
chummeries
chummery
chummier
chummies
chummiest
chummily
chumminess
chumminesses
chumming
chummy
chump
chump-change
chump change (current term)
chump chop
chump chops
chumped
chumpier
chumpiest
chumping
chumps
chumpy
chums
chumship
chumships
chunam
chunder
chundered

Literary usage of Chump change

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce by Marye Anne Fox, ( (2003)
"No small chump change. The rub is that young people are taking less and less rigorous math and science, starting with middle school, than ever before-at the ..."

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