keep the change
Generous tipper's words
Keep the change is what you say when paying with cash and allowing the recipient to retain the difference as a tip or gesture of goodwill: Here's a twenty—keep the change.
The phrase implies the amount is small enough not to matter, which can sound generous or dismissive depending on context and the actual sum involved.
- tipEnd or gratuity
- cash tipNon-digital service bonus
- cashReady spending funds
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
payment · giving · tipping etiquette · nonchalance · triviality · no big deal · hand · barista · gratuity · letting go · kindness · random act · pay it forward · coins · magnanimity · social customs · bills · donation
transactional generosity
keep the changepenny-pinching
Extreme reluctance to spend
stingy · miserly · tight-fisted · skinflint · cheapskate
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