If you go to a store and purchase a $10 item with a $50 bill, you will receive $40 in change. If you go to a store and purchase a 10 cent item with a 25 cent coin, you will receive 15 cents in change. Loose coins in your pocket can be referred to as 'change' (I have a pocket full of change).
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