a chunk of change
a chunk of change
A lot of money. I can't wait to file my taxes because I know I'm getting a chunk of change back this year. Wow, nice car! That must have cost a chunk of change! They've included a pretty nice chunk of change as a signing bonus if I decide to take the job.
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chunk of change
Fig. a lot of money. Tom's new sports car cost a real big chunk of change!
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a chunk of change
AMERICAN, INFORMALA chunk of change is an amount of money, usually a large amount. $2.5 billion would be a fair chunk of change out of the state's health or education budget. Lately they've been making quite a chunk of change.
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