chump change

Example Sentences

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That’s not chump change — and it could require pulling back on discretionary spending such as dining out or travel, or redirecting any future raises, bonuses or tax refunds toward your retirement fund.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Of course, $75 million is chump change for Amazon, which makes hundreds of billion dollars in revenue a year from both its online sales and Amazon Web Services cloud unit.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But when it came to getting paid, most interventionists Padilla knew were lucky to earn $40,000 in a year before taxes — chump change by L.A. standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

This isn’t chump change, Jeffrey Brown of Redmond indicated.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

Babysitting would barely add chump change to my near-zero balance.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas