making change
Returning excess payment
Making change is giving back the difference when someone pays more than the purchase price.
A cashier making change for a twenty-dollar bill on a fifteen-dollar purchase returns five dollars.
The skill involves calculating quickly and counting bills and coins accurately: She's still learning to make change without the register.
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- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- dimesCoins worth ten cents
- nickelsSmall denomination coins
- penniesOne-cent coins
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Payment without remainder
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