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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. |
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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. |
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To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed
by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another. |
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Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations
of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or
a bank bill. |
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To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes
change for the better. |
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To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes
to-morrow night. |
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Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or
form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or
principles. |
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A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of
another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons. |
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A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the
moon. |
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Alteration in the order of a series; permutation. |
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That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for
another. |
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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. |
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A place where merchants and others meet to transact
business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions. |
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A public house; an alehouse. |
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Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other
than that of the diatonic scale. |