spending money

noun

Examples of spending money in a Sentence

She earned spending money at an after-school job.
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Bonus: Time spent reading is time not spending money. Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025 Think getting clients from social media without spending money sounds too good to be true? Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 But as the Miami Herald reported in March, fewer Canadians are spending money in South Florida. Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025 The federal government's role should focus on things better handled at the national level: Setting standards and enacting legislation that ensures states are spending money on the right things, less on highways, more on railroads. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.

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spending money

noun
: money for small personal expenses

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