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Recent Examples of mad money
The wrong reasons: Paying for a vacation or want some mad money, for example.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
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
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
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
Noun
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Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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At Mexican weddings, everyone who dances with the bride or groom is expected to pin money on their outfit, a celebratory gesture that contributes to the newlyweds’ honeymoon and other wedding expenses.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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While the couple slow dances, guests pin money onto their clothes as a sign of prosperity.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
4 Nov. 2023
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But building a new mine can take 20 to 30 years – a period during which investors are spending money but not yet getting returns, and a time when costs can rise significantly from preliminary estimates.—
Adam Charles Simon,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chin Ming Tai believed in showing affection by spending money on his family and friends.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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Supplemental Security Income is a program administered by the Social Security Administration providing benefits for those with limited or no income or resources, those aged 65 or older, and those who are blind or have a qualifying disability.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a couple of hundred students, limiting available resources.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Mad money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20money. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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