chump change

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small. US,idiomatic,uncountable
    — If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change.
  2. A sum of money considered to be insignificant. US,idiomatic,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: petty cash, pocket money, walk-around money, walking-around money; small change, pocket change, loose change, spare change; pittance

词源

From the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from the sense concerning indignation.
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