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Ben

EN

CN

2019.12.17 01:29

Hey everyone!

I have another bit of English slang for you today

! The phrase is break a bill. This means to exchange a paper bill such as a 100, 50, 20, 10, or 5 dollar bill for the same amount of money in a smaller denomination of currency.

For example:
Sam: Hey John can you break a $20?
John: sure does a 10 and two 5’s work?
Sam: perfect!

In this scenario John gives Sam smaller bills that add up to the larger bill. This makes the money easier to spend in certain scenarios.

This is a very common phrase her in the United States.

Hope you found this helpful! Thanks guys
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Comments

  • Bailu Wei 2019.12.17 01:33

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    Thanks for sharing
  • W 2019.12.17 01:34

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    It’s very helpful,thank u!
  • Yannie 2019.12.17 01:44

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    Not so helpful in China cuz we use online accounts supported by Tencent and Alibaba. Nobody goes out with paper bills nowadays.Bank clerks are facing unemployment crisis.
  • Megan 2019.12.17 01:48

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    It's very helpful for me. Thanks for sharing.
  • Ghhjutdcbjjgdsfhjkb 2019.12.17 01:58

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    Thank you 😊
  • Harry 哈里 2019.12.17 02:03

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    thanks
  • Hong 2019.12.17 02:38

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    @Yannie can't agree more
  • Gabriele. 2019.12.17 03:39

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    Is it the same if I want coins?
  • Anna 2019.12.17 04:16

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    Break a bill is a slang? Wow, I use it a lot but I didn’t know it’s a slang. Thanks a lot ~ 😄
  • Lydia 2019.12.17 07:23

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    Very helpful, thx a lot!
  • superalexis 2019.12.17 13:08

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    Thanks a lot ~☺
  • lemon 2019.12.17 15:18

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    Very helpful and appreciate you so much Denomination Scenario These two words are new for me
  • Hys 2019.12.17 15:43

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    @Yannie yes

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