as in spending money
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Recent Examples of petty cash
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.
—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
The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.
—Raúl Gallegos, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2017
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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
The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.
—Raúl Gallegos, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petty cash
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From their consistency in reaching the postseason, to spending money to build a team, to treating players and their families as good or better than anyone.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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When household budgets are tight, spending money on garden décor can feel impossible to justify.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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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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“Petty cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20cash. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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