chump change

noun

: a relatively small or insignificant amount of money

Examples of chump change in a Sentence

what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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Still, even those billions look like chump change next to the C-Suite 16—a group of ultra-rich fans using their combined net worth of $357 billion to bankroll the schools in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 However, all that gold is chump change compared to the single greatest deposit still waiting to be tapped that has been the topic of study by scientists at the University of Göttingen. David Szondy june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025 That is chump change, of course, next to his lucrative endorsement deals. Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 That’s chump change for a Tesla. Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chump change

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chump change was in 1956

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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump%20change. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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