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correct change

English translation: exact amount of money

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English term or phrase:correct change
Selected answer:exact amount of money
Entered by: Mohamed A. Moustafa

20:05 Nov 16, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: correct change
"You no longer need to carry cash or worry about correct change"

It appears in a text on the benefits of using a card for paying for transportations instead of paying regular cash.
Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
exact amount of money
Explanation:
"Correct change" does NOT always mean coins, especially with today's transportation costs. A bus ride (or subway/tube/metro) can easily be several dollars, depending on the city and the distance.
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Travelin Ann
Local time: 20:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +13exact amount of coins
Maria Fokin
4 +8exact amount of money
Travelin Ann


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
exact amount of coins


Explanation:
having correct change is having the right amount of coins to pay the exact amount necessary.

Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much dear Maria. I wish I could let you share the points with Travelin.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eesegura
0 min
  -> thank you
agree  Kornelia Longoria
2 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
3 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: and not have to ask for change, the old problem in the pre-plastic economy
3 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
9 mins
  -> thank you
agree  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
28 mins
  -> 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.
agree  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!
30 mins
  -> its even more "fun" when the money you do give the ticket machine is rejected!
agree  Jack Doughty
49 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
54 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Polangmar
1 hr
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agree  Vicky Nash
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Bernhard Sulzer
3 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Rolf Keiser: And here's the lucky 13!
14 hrs
  -> thank you
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
exact amount of money


Explanation:
"Correct change" does NOT always mean coins, especially with today's transportation costs. A bus ride (or subway/tube/metro) can easily be several dollars, depending on the city and the distance.

Travelin Ann
Local time: 20:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks, Travelin.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Indeed, that is a very good point you've raised there!
1 min
  -> Thanks, Tony, you are a gentleman!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: "the exact amount 'in paper money or coins'" is what's meant here.
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Bernhard
agree  Phong Le
58 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Teresa
agree  Liam Hamilton
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liam
agree  kmtext
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, kmtext
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Precisely; coins are not necessarily included, if the reciever (driver, machine, etc.) accepts notes (or even credit cards!)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Bill
agree  juvera
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Juvera
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