change

Naija

Etymology

From:English change

Pronunciation

• tʃêndӡ

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Noun

1. Na money wey dem return give person as im balance when pesin pay for someting.

   • Abeg give me my change madam.  — (Madam please give me my change.)
   • I bin see when di conductor carry change give di fat woman wey siddon for back.  — (bbc__5096, I saw the conductor give out change to the fat lady at her back.)

2. Make something comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.

   • Di change wey you don dey don display so, just dey do am dey go.  — (This change you are showing, just keep up with it.)
   • Na una say una want give us change. We dey wait.  — (You promised that you will give us change. We are waiting.)

Verb

• Make someting comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.

• Di day I begin get better salary like dis, my life go change sharpsharp.  — (The day I start earning good salary, my life will change fast.)
• God don change my life for better.  — (God has changed my life.)

Translations

• English: To replace something, difference between credit and debit of an account.