mad money

noun

Definition of mad moneynext
as in pocket money

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Recent Examples of mad money Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders. — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023 That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022 The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022 Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money. — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad money
  1. pocket money
  2. spending money
  3. petty cash
  4. resources
Noun
  • But by the early 1900s, such drink stands were typically run by youth for pocket money or charity.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Definition of pocket money
Noun
  • The voyeurism of people spending money on wild things like $87,000 for a 1992 VW GTI brings all the hot takes to the public courtyard.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Ranchers were no longer crossing into New Mexico and spending money on supplies, lodging and food, and farmers had no customers for their alfalfa and grain.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of spending money
Noun
  • Last year, Citizens for Waters was fined $68,000 for understating contributions and expenditures in its 2020 campaign as well as accepting $19,000 in over-the-limit contributions and unlawfully spending $7,000 from a petty cash fund.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 6 June 2026
  • By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of petty cash
Noun
  • Candidates running against the political grain face an uphill battle, with campaigns marked by limited resources, dwindling donors, and scarce staff.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Their value ultimately depends on the players those resources bring in, and the team built around them.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of resources

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