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
And the average worker isn’t a teenager working for pocket money.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Money immediately began pouring in, ranging from fans able to make a five-figure pledge to children donating their pocket money.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pocket money
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
And the average worker isn’t a teenager working for pocket money.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Money immediately began pouring in, ranging from fans able to make a five-figure pledge to children donating their pocket money.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pocket money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket money
Noun
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Instead of spending money on bottled water, take advantage of those free cups—or better yet, learn from experienced cast members and bring a reusable water bottle to refill throughout the day.—
Jennifer Vermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
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Lawmakers also did not propose spending money to duplicate the study or pass legislation to enhance regulators’ oversight.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
19 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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