spending money

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Recent Examples of spending money For Porter, starting a solo business comes with financial risks and challenges like slow seasons, requests for discounts or people not prioritizing spending money on tax services. Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025 For example, workers who stay connected to customers and give them attention even when that customer isn’t spending money end up in a really strong position when the economy turns, Guarino said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 The president has not been spending money appropriately. ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025 Winning matches and spending money obviously makes a notable difference to fan sentiment and this summer’s spending has created plenty of optimism. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spending money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
Noun
  • The store was its own theatre: overflowing displays of hair clips and necklaces that could turn pocket money into possibility.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In Pakistan, her mother told her to set aside any pocket money and, once it’s accumulated, buy 24-karat gold coins.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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