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 is chump change compared to the extreme success of the Joe Rogan Experience, which had been the No. 1 podcast for years until it was dethroned by Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie pod in December 2024.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump’s second term could make that total look like chump change.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Still, nearly $15 million per year for the next two years isn’t exactly chump change.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, even impressive earnings from mid-budget movies were starting to look like chump change compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars franchises could turn in with the promise of sequels.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump’s second term could make that total look like chump change.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Still, nearly $15 million per year for the next two years isn’t exactly chump change.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, even impressive earnings from mid-budget movies were starting to look like chump change compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars franchises could turn in with the promise of sequels.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chump%20change. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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