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
Noun
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The administration has no problem spending money.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
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Bass and the Fed, which is spending money as an independent expenditure, aren’t allowed to communicate about campaign messaging by law.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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No pocket money for the children.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Dennis Washington, 91 ★ Montana’s wealthiest citizen survived childhood polio, lived in government housing during World War II and shined shoes as a kid to make pocket money.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Petty cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20cash. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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