spending money

noun

Examples of spending money in a Sentence

She earned spending money at an after-school job.
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The complaint accuses Suarez of improperly using the city’s official seal and letterhead in an email criticizing Dominguez and of spending money to influence voters without following state laws that regulate campaign spending. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 Show him plenty of spending money, John. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress. David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025 In addition, time has expired for spending money previously appropriated by Congress, so for all practical purposes, not only is the money gone, so too are the programs that the money was meant to fund. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spending money

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spending money was in the 15th century

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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spending%20money. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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spending money

noun
: money for small personal expenses

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