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change

  [cheynj] verb, changed, chang⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
2. to transform or convert (usually fol. by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad.
3. to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.
4. to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone.
5. to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago.
6. to give or get smaller money in exchange for: to change a five-dollar bill.
7. to give or get foreign money in exchange for: to change dollars into francs.
8. to remove and replace the covering or coverings of: to change a bed; to change a baby.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become different: Overnight the nation's mood changed.
10. to become altered or modified: Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.
11. to become transformed or converted (usually fol. by into): The toad changed into a prince again.
12. to pass gradually into (usually fol. by to or into): Summer changed to autumn.
13. to make a change or an exchange: If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.
14. to transfer between trains or other conveyances: We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.
15. to change one's clothes: She changed into jeans.
16. (of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.
17. (of the voice) to become deeper in tone; come to have a lower register: The boy's voice began to change when he was thirteen.
–noun
18. the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed.
19. a transformation or modification; alteration: They noticed the change in his facial expression.
20. a variation or deviation: a change in the daily routine.
21. the substitution of one thing for another: We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace.
22. variety or novelty: Let's try a new restaurant for a change.
23. the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another: a change of seasons; social change.
24. Jazz. harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation.
25. the supplanting of one thing by another.
26. anything that is or may be substituted for another.
27. a fresh set of clothing.
28. money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination.
29. a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due.
30. coins of low denomination.
31. any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.
32. Also, 'change. British. exchange (def. 10).
33. Obsolete. changefulness; caprice.
—Verb phrase
34. change off,
a. to take turns with another, as at doing a task.
b. to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break.
—Idioms
35. change front, Military. to shift a military force in another direction.
36. change hands. hand (def. 47).
37. change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions.
38. ring the changes,
a. to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church.
b. to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations.
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) ME cha(u)ngen < AF, OF changer < LL cambiāre, L cambīre to exchange; (n.) ME cha(u)nge < AF, OF, n. deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
chang⋅ed⋅ness  [cheyn-jid-nis, cheynjd-] , noun

Synonyms:
1. transmute, transform; vary, mutate; amend, modify. Change, alter both mean to make a difference in the state or condition of a thing or to substitute another state or condition. To change is to make a material difference so that the thing is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, but usually to preserve the identity: to alter a dress (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). 3. replace, trade. 4. trade. 7. convert. 10. vary, mutate, amend. 18. transmutation, mutation, conversion, vicissitude. 21. exchange. 25, 26. replacement.

Antonyms:
10. remain. 18. permanence.
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change   (chānj)   
v.   changed, chang·ing, chang·es

v.   tr.
    1. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word.
    2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden.
    3. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides.
    4. To transfer from (one conveyance) to another: change planes.
  2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places.
  3. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category: change one's name; a light that changes colors.
    1. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides.
    2. To transfer from (one conveyance) to another: change planes.
  5. To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.
  6. To put a fresh covering on: change a bed; change the baby.
v.   intr.
  1. To become different or undergo alteration: He changed as he matured.
  2. To undergo transformation or transition: The music changed to a slow waltz.
  3. To go from one phase to another, as the moon or the seasons.
  4. To make an exchange: If you prefer this seat, I'll change with you.
  5. To transfer from one conveyance to another: She changed in Chicago on her way to the coast.
  6. To put on other clothing: We changed for dinner.
  7. To become deeper in tone: His voice began to change at age 13.
n.  
  1. The act, process, or result of altering or modifying: a change in facial expression.
  2. The replacing of one thing for another; substitution: a change of atmosphere; a change of ownership.
  3. A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another: the change of seasons.
  4. Something different; variety: ate early for a change.
  5. A different or fresh set of clothing.
    1. Money of smaller denomination given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination.
    2. The balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due.
    3. Coins: had change jingling in his pocket.
    4. A pattern or order in which bells are rung.
    5. In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation.
  7. Music
    1. A pattern or order in which bells are rung.
    2. In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation.
  8. A market or exchange where business is transacted.
Phrasal Verb(s):
change off
  1. To alternate with another person in performing a task.
  2. To perform two tasks at once by alternating or a single task by alternate means.

Idiom(s):
change handsTo pass from one owner to another.

Idiom(s):
change (one's) mindTo reverse a previously held opinion or an earlier decision.

Idiom(s):
change (one's) tuneTo alter one's approach or attitude.

[Middle English changen, from Norman French chaunger, from Latin cambiāre, cambīre, to exchange, probably of Celtic origin.]
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Change

Change\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Changed; p. pr. & vb. n. Changing.] [F. changer, fr. LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf. Cambial.]

1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

Therefore will I change their glory into shame. --Hosea. iv. 7.

2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

They that do change old love for new, Pray gods, they change for worse! --Peele.

3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not, for any interest, change thy fortune and condition. --Jer. Taylor.

4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change it. --Goldsmith.

To change a horse, or To change hand (Man.), to turn or bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the left to right, or from the right to the left.

To change hands, to change owners.

To change one's tune, to become less confident or boastful. [Colloq.]

To change step, to take a break in the regular succession of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance.

Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate; diversify; shift; veer; turn. See Alter.

Change

Change\, v. i. 1. To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.

For I am Lord, I change not. --Mal. iii. 6.

2. To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

Change

Change\, n. [F. change, fr. changer. See Change. v. t.]

1. Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.

Apprehensions of a change of dynasty. --Hallam.

All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. --Job xiv. 14.

2. A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.

Our fathers did for change to France repair. --Dryden.

The ringing grooves of change. --Tennyson.

3. A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.

4. Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

5. That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.

Thirty change (R.V. changes) of garments. --Judg. xiv. 12.

6. Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.

7. [See Exchange.] A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions. [Colloq. for Exchange.]

8. A public house; an alehouse. [Scot.]

They call an alehouse a change. --Burt.

9. (Mus.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing. --Holder.

Change of life, the period in the life of a woman when menstruation and the capacity for conception cease, usually occurring between forty-five and fifty years of age.

Change ringing, the continual production, without repetition, of changes on bells, See def. 9. above.

Change wheel (Mech.), one of a set of wheels of different sizes and number of teeth, that may be changed or substituted one for another in machinery, to produce a different but definite rate of angular velocity in an axis, as in cutting screws, gear, etc.

To ring the changes on, to present the same facts or arguments in variety of ways.

Syn: Variety; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; vicissitude; innovation; novelty; transmutation; revolution; reverse.
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Language Translation for : change
Spanish: cambiar, cambiarse,
German: (ver-)ändern,
Japanese: 変える
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change  (v.)
c.1225, from O.Fr. changier, from L.L. cambiare, from L. cambire "to exchange, barter," of Celtic origin, from PIE base *kamb- "to bend, crook." The financial sense of "balance returned when something is paid for" is first recorded 1622. Phrase change of heart is from 1828. Changeling "child substituted for another in infancy" is from 1584.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Change

1. For an option or futures contract, the difference between the current price and the previous day's settlement price.

2. For an index or average, the difference between the current value and the previous day's market close.

3. For a stock or bond quote, the difference between the current price and the last trade of the previous day.

Investopedia Commentary

Change is good, even downward plunges are needed once in awhile. A market without change is basically a bank account, and interest rates rarely stay ahead of inflation rates.

See also: Current Price, Quote, Settlement Price

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change

See net change.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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change

In addition to the idioms beginning with change, also see for a change; leopard cannot change its spots; piece of change; ring the changes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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