Array and Change

noun

• An orderly arrangement.
  • usage: "an array of troops in battle order"
• An impressive display.
  • usage: "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"
• Especially fine or decorative clothing.
  • synonyms: raiment, regalia
• An arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics.

verb

• Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.
  • usage: "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
  • synonyms: range, lay out, set out
• Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
  • synonyms: align

• (n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.
• (n.) To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied especially to dress of a splendid kind.
• (n.) To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.
• (n.) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
• (n.) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.
• (n.) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.
• (n.) The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.
• (n.) An imposing series of things.
• (n.) Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.
• (n.) The panel itself.

noun

• An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.
  • usage: "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
  • synonyms: alteration, modification
• A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event.
  • usage: "he attributed the change to their marriage"
• The action of changing something.
  • usage: "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
• The result of alteration or modification.
  • usage: "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
• The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due.
  • usage: "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
• A thing that is different.
  • usage: "he inspected several changes before selecting one"
• A different or fresh set of clothes.
  • usage: "she brought a change in her overnight bag"
• Coins of small denomination regarded collectively.
  • usage: "he had a pocketful of change"
• Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency.
  • usage: "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
• A difference that is usually pleasant.
  • usage: "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
  • synonyms: variety

verb

• Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
  • usage: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
  • synonyms: alter, modify
• Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.
  • usage: "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
• Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
  • usage: "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
  • synonyms: alter, vary
• Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
  • usage: "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • synonyms: switch, shift
• Change clothes; put on different clothes.
  • usage: "Change before you go to the opera"
• Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
  • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • synonyms: exchange, commute, convert
• Give to, and receive from, one another.
  • usage: "Would you change places with me"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
  • synonyms: exchange, interchange
• Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.
  • usage: "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
  • synonyms: transfer
• Become deeper in tone.
  • usage: "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
  • synonyms: deepen
• Remove or replace the coverings of.
  • usage: "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"

• (v.t.) A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.
• (v.t.) To alter by substituting something else for or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.
• (v.t.) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.
• (v.t.) To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
• (v.i.) To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.
• (v.t.) A public house; an alehouse.
• (v.t.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• (v.t.) Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.
• (v.i.) To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.
• (v.t.) A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.
• (v.t.) Specifically: To give or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.
• (v.t.) To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place or hats or money, with another.
• (v.t.) Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.
• (v.t.) That which makes a variety or may be substituted for another.
• (v.t.) Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

Money returned from the seller to the buyer when the buyer gives a sum of money greater than the purchase price. The' change' is the difference between the selling price plus taxes, fees or other charges, and the greater amount of money tendered by the buyer.