Definition of change

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "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"
• a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"
• the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"