keep the change

This page is about the collocation keep the change

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to not return the change after someone has paid for something

For example

  • The taxi driver thanked me after I told him to keep the change.

  • Sue's really stingy. Even if it's just five cents, she won't say "keep the change".

Quick Quiz

I told him to keep the change because I wanted him to

a. give me my change

b. keep the money himself

c. calculate the amount again
a) give me my change b) keep the money himself c) calculate the amount again

Contributor: Matt Errey