loose change
Jingly pocket money
Loose change is coins carried in a pocket or scattered in a bag, as opposed to paper currency or money stored in a wallet.
The phrase suggests small, incidental amounts: I scrounged up some loose change for the parking meter.
Figuratively, loose change can mean an insignificant sum, especially relative to larger amounts: A million dollars is loose change to him.
One-cent coins
- nickelsSmall denomination coins
- dimesCoins worth ten cents
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- centsDollar subdivisions
half-dollars · coinage · currency · silver · copper · bronze · metallic · mint
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- car seatVehicle safety device for children
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
purse · backpack · laundromat · vending machine · sidewalk · floor · bus seat · recliner
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- pettyOf little importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
trifling · small-time · paltry · nominal · pocket money · pittance · small amount · spare
Wide-mouthed storage vessel
- dishFood container or recipe
- bowlConcave food container
- collectionGathered set of items
- savingsAccumulated money kept
hoarding · gathering · scrounging · counting · rolling · cashing in · coin counter · spare
pennies
One-cent coins
cents · half-dollars · coinage · currency · silver · copper · bronze · metallic · mint · circulation
couch cushions
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- car seatVehicle safety device for children
drawer · purse · backpack · laundromat · vending machine · sidewalk · floor · bus seat · recliner · locker
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- pettyOf little importance
inconsequential · trifling · small-time · paltry · nominal · pocket money · pittance · small amount · spare · leftover
jar
Wide-mouthed storage vessel
- dishFood container or recipe
- bowlConcave food container
- collectionGathered set of items
savings · hoarding · gathering · scrounging · counting · rolling · cashing in · coin counter · spare · surplus