Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
correct change
English answer:
exact amount of money
English term
United States
Precise, detail-oriented, and punctual
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
correct change
It appears in a text on the benefits of using a card for paying for transportations instead of paying regular cash.
| 4 +8 | exact amount of money |
Travelin Ann
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| 4 +13 | exact amount of coins |
Maria Fokin
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Non-PRO (2): Tony M, Bernhard Sulzer
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Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
exact amount of money
| Many thanks, Travelin. |
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Tony M
: Indeed, that is a very good point you've raised there!
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Thanks, Tony, you are a gentleman!
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Bernhard Sulzer
: "the exact amount 'in paper money or coins'" is what's meant here.
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Thanks, Bernhard
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Phong Le
58 mins
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Thanks
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Teresa Reinhardt
2 hrs
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Thanks, Teresa
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Liam Hamilton
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Thanks, Liam
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kmtext
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Thanks, kmtext
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William [Bill] Gray
: Precisely; coins are not necessarily included, if the reciever (driver, machine, etc.) accepts notes (or even credit cards!)
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Thanks, Bill
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juvera
1 day 14 hrs
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Thanks, Juvera
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Italy
MS Geology
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, Italian to English, English
exact amount of coins
| Thank you so much dear Maria. I wish I could let you share the points with Travelin. |
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eesegura
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thank you
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Kornelia Longoria
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thank you
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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thank you
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Stephanie Ezrol
: and not have to ask for change, the old problem in the pre-plastic economy
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thank you
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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thank you
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Armorel Young
: could be a reference that on some buses etc. you have to hand over exactly the right money for your fare, because no change is given if you hand over too much
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i think its like that in NY, you drop the change into a box by the driver and he is not required to have change. so, if you don't have the exact amount you are out of luck.
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Tony M
: It's usually a question of feeding the exact fare into a ticket machine; I had this problem in the US some years back, and was turned off the bus! / Indeed!
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its even more "fun" when the money you do give the ticket machine is rejected!
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Jack Doughty
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thank you
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Alfa Trans (X)
54 mins
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thank you
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Polangmar
1 hr
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thank you
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Vicky Nash
2 hrs
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thank you
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Bernhard Sulzer
3 hrs
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thank you
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Rolf Keiser
: And here's the lucky 13!
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thank you
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