as in spending money
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Recent Examples of pocket money
Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
We were given weekly pocket money but were expected to work for it with chores around the house.
—refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
But middle-class parents could also afford to pay a few bucks to the kid down the block, who—as companies were marketing products, more and more, to youths—now had a reason to want pocket money.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pocket money
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
We were given weekly pocket money but were expected to work for it with chores around the house.
—refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
But middle-class parents could also afford to pay a few bucks to the kid down the block, who—as companies were marketing products, more and more, to youths—now had a reason to want pocket money.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pocket money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket money
Noun
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Here’s how some customers and employees feel about spending money to take a load off at Starbucks.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The status quo at the Department of Education isn't working, and the United States cannot afford to keep spending money on departments that don't deliver results for the American people.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Yes, there’s a bit of petty cash filtering in here and there for their little projects.—
Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2023
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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket%20money. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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