as in spending money
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Recent Examples of petty cash
Three of the businesses said the suspect got away with petty cash, but that the damages caused are much greater.
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Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
Any requirements for workers to use their own bank accounts for petty cash or wire transfers are banned, and union members cannot be held liable for petty cash variances out of their control under the terms of the contract.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Paying for a Secret Service detail doesn’t come out of petty cash.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Information in the memo line of the checks ranged from petty cash, birthday, benevolence and office to donor gifts and volunteer bonuses and gifts amounting to $178,276.
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Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for petty cash
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
Any requirements for workers to use their own bank accounts for petty cash or wire transfers are banned, and union members cannot be held liable for petty cash variances out of their control under the terms of the contract.
—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Paying for a Secret Service detail doesn’t come out of petty cash.
—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Information in the memo line of the checks ranged from petty cash, birthday, benevolence and office to donor gifts and volunteer bonuses and gifts amounting to $178,276.
—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for petty cash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petty cash
Noun
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The lawsuit says that if the land really had a new owner, the old owner should not still be spending money on it.
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The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners.
Noun
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Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.
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In fact, Collins said, anyone who makes stay-at-home parenting look glamorous likely has some help: if not a fleet of gardeners, then perhaps in-laws shooing the kids out of the frame, or at least pocket money to send out the laundry.
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“Petty cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20cash. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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