SPENDING MONEY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

spending money

noun

Definition of spending money

as in pocket money

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Recent Examples of spending money More than a decade and a half after its release, listeners are still spending money on one of Paramore’s most important and earliest albums. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 However, the seven finalists for the competition will also receive roundtrip airline accommodations to Los Angeles, a three-night hotel stay and $225 of spending money, according to the official contest rules. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Major League Baseball's league office and ownership has made a concerted effort this season to make spending money the enemy. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 This includes things like subscriptions and memberships, spending money on eating out or optional shopping trips. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spending money

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But by the early 1900s, such drink stands were typically run by youth for pocket money or charity.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocket money

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Last year, Citizens for Waters was fined $68,000 for understating contributions and expenditures in its 2020 campaign as well as accepting $19,000 in over-the-limit contributions and unlawfully spending $7,000 from a petty cash fund.

— Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 6 June 2026
By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept.

— Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of petty cash

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