spending money

noun

: pocket money

Examples of spending money in a Sentence

She earned spending money at an after-school job.

Recent Examples on the Web

More than a decade and a half after its release, listeners are still spending money on one of Paramore’s most important and earliest albums. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

However, the seven finalists for the competition will also receive roundtrip airline accommodations to Los Angeles, a three-night hotel stay and $225 of spending money, according to the official contest rules. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The team emphasizes that Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model—which centers on ticket sales and the sale of food, beverages and merchandise to ticket holders—is predicated on the Cubs spending money to show events in Wrigley Field. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Major League Baseball's league office and ownership has made a concerted effort this season to make spending money the enemy. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spending money

• bunny
• funny
• gunny
• honey
• runny
• sonny
• sunny
• tunny

Kids Definition

spending money

noun

: money for small personal expenses