waive small change; round down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to waive the small change; to round down the amount
Commonly used in retail, dining, and service industries when the total bill includes coins or small denominations (typically less than 1 yuan), and the merchant chooses not to collect it as a courtesy, to facilitate cashless transactions, or to maintain customer goodwill.
Chū出
zū租
chē车
sī司
jī机
zhǔ主
dòng动
gěi给
chéng乘
kè客
ràng让
líng零
。
The taxi driver proactively waived the small change for the passenger.
Zhè这
jiā家
biàn便
lì利
diàn店
jīng经
cháng常
gěi给
gù顾
kè客
ràng让
líng零
，
fú服
wù务
tài态
dù度
hěn很
hǎo好
。
This convenience store often rounds down the bill for customers; their service attitude is very good.
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
shuō说
le了
，
jǐ几
máo毛
qián钱
de的
líng零
tóu头
jiù就
ràng让
líng零
ba吧
，
fāng方
biàn便
dà大
jiā家
。
The boss said, for small change of just a few jiao, just waive it to make things convenient for everyone.
Xiàn现
zài在
yòng用
shǒu手
jī机
zhī支
fù付
，
jī基
běn本
bù不
xū需
yào要
ràng让
líng零
le了
。
Now with mobile payments, there's basically no need to waive small change anymore.