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My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by Libkid(m): 10:37am On Sep 29, 2014

Please nairalanders.i have heard people using the two words during business transaction but i dont know which one is correct.is it my change or my balance ? E.g conductor can i have my change or conductor can i have my balance

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by naturally: 10:42am On Sep 29, 2014

My remainder grin

@post, I think balance is more appropriate. Change can mean smaller denomination of d amount given

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by TRADELYN: 10:50am On Sep 29, 2014

This is the right way to use them:
Your 'change' is the difference in the cost of product/service and the actual money given to the seller.

While 'balance' refers to the rest of your change after giving you part of it. For example, your change is #700, but you were first given #500. This means that your 'balance' is #200.

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Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by vizkiz: 10:54am On Sep 29, 2014

aboki, whey my "change"

This money never complete na...abeg give me my balance jawe angry

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by davdandam(m): 10:54am On Sep 29, 2014

All this one na story I use this all the time and it works like magic. ....ogbeni where my money and he'll be like alaye calm down lol.

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by vizkiz: 10:56am On Sep 29, 2014

TRADELYN:

This is the right way to use them:
Your 'change' is the difference in the cost of product/service and the actual money given to the seller.

While 'balance' refers to the rest of your change after giving you part of it. For example, your change is #700, but you were first given #500. This means that your 'balance' is #200.

awesome..."My change" is still the best answer...cuz you can talk to some errand boy like "keep the change" not "keep the balance" that doesn't even sound right

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by Nobody: 11:13am On Sep 29, 2014

My balance is appropriate,my change is grammatically wrong in the context you are using it.

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Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by princealbashir: 11:56am On Sep 29, 2014

TRADELYN:

This is the right way to use them:
Your 'change' is the difference in the cost of product/service and the actual money given to the seller.

While 'balance' refers to the rest of your change after giving you part of it. For example, your change is #700, but you were first given #500. This means that your 'balance' is #200.

You get sense.

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Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by Abbey2sam(m): 12:14pm On Sep 29, 2014

Change or balance depending on the context

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by darlingnuel(m): 12:40pm On Sep 29, 2014

Libkid: Please nairalanders.i have heard people using the two words during business transaction but i dont know which one is correct.is it my change or my balance ? E.g conductor can i have my change or conductor can i have my balance

In this context (of currency or cash), 'change' would mean "The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due" Example: you could say: I paid with a twenty Naira and pocketed the change.
"Balance" (in ds context) implies "Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account". It's usage is most appropriate for accounting. Thus, "change" is the appropriate word when u re referring to an everyday transaction

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by braine(m): 1:08pm On Sep 29, 2014

TRADELYN:

This is the right way to use them:
Your 'change' is the difference in the cost of product/service and the actual money given to the seller.

While 'balance' refers to the rest of your change after giving you part of it. For example, your change is #700, but you were first given #500. This means that your 'balance' is #200.

Correct. Thread Closed.

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Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by Ayomi088(m): 1:08pm On Sep 29, 2014

Balance me my change

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by ifaoni(m): 2:49pm On Sep 29, 2014

whatever.

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by Isychrist(f): 7:26pm On Sep 29, 2014

My change

Re: My Change Or My Balance.which One Is Correct? by makkitush: 7:39pm On Sep 29, 2014

TRADELYN:

This is the right way to use them:
Your 'change' is the difference in the cost of product/service and the actual money given to the seller.

While 'balance' refers to the rest of your change after giving you part of it. For example, your change is #700, but you were first given #500. This means that your 'balance' is #200.

nice one.

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