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Recent Examples of spending money
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.
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Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
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
Guests will earn status-qualifying stars by spending money on the following:
Their cruise fare
Pre-cruise and onboard purchases
Gratuities
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Carnival Vacation Protection
Points earned in the casino will also count towards passengers’ star balance.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 June 2025
A lot of it still revolves around just spending money on tools without a solid strategy.
—Steve Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
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
Guests will earn status-qualifying stars by spending money on the following:
Their cruise fare
Pre-cruise and onboard purchases
Gratuities
Transfers
Carnival Vacation Protection
Points earned in the casino will also count towards passengers’ star balance.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 June 2025
A lot of it still revolves around just spending money on tools without a solid strategy.
—Steve Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
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Acutis’ mother, Antonia Salzano, previously told CNN that her son spent time helping the homeless in Milan and giving his pocket money to those sleeping on the street.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Younger children experienced more significant percentage increases in spending power compared to older teenagers, who likely supplement pocket money with part-time employment.—
Rupert Lee-Browne,
Forbes.com,
10 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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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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