pocket money

noun

: money for small personal expenses

Examples of pocket money in a Sentence

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Acutis’ mother, Antonia Salzano, previously told CNN that her son spent time helping the homeless in Milan and giving his pocket money to those sleeping on the street. Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 Younger children experienced more significant percentage increases in spending power compared to older teenagers, who likely supplement pocket money with part-time employment. Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 My own first summer job as a kid in search of after-school pocket money was picking cigar tobacco on a Connecticut farm just north of Hartford. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 Having your full income as pocket money is not a good life lesson at all. Erin Clack, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pocket money

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pocket money was in 1625

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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20money. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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pocket money

noun
: money for small personal expenses

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