chump change
An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be…An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
Meaning
2 senses(US, idiomatic, uncountable)An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change.
I don't work for chump change. I quit!
(US, idiomatic, uncountable)A sum of money considered to be insignificant.
Near-synonyms: petty cash, pocket money, walk-around money, walking-around money; small change, pocket change, loose change, spare change; pittance
He spent $300,000 for his new car, but that's chump change for a billionaire like him.
a trifling sum of money
Origin
From the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from tFrom the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from the sense concerning indignation.
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- a trifling sum of money:small changechickenfeed
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable