small change
noun
coins of small denomination.
someone or something insignificant or trifling: Those people are small change.
Origin of small change
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby small change
Example sentences from the Web for small change
We refer not to small-change, reader, but to physical, material change.
The Golden Dream |R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for small change
small change
noun
coins, esp those of low value
a person or thing that is not outstanding or important