as in pocket money
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Recent Examples of spending money
The restaurant was spending money without taking any in, Seneca Scott said.
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Fresno Bee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Democrats have publicly criticized the event, saying the president is spending money on personal whims rather than on the problems Americans are actually facing.
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Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
Lawmakers have passed some legislation to improve the fiscal outlook, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023, which cut spending and clawed back unspent coronavirus-relief funds, but most federal policy has lately involved spending money that the country doesn’t quite have.
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Martha Gimbel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Launching the plan means the district spending money on training for teachers and materials like play kitchens, bookshelves, blocks and easels.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Fresno Bee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Democrats have publicly criticized the event, saying the president is spending money on personal whims rather than on the problems Americans are actually facing.
—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
Lawmakers have passed some legislation to improve the fiscal outlook, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023, which cut spending and clawed back unspent coronavirus-relief funds, but most federal policy has lately involved spending money that the country doesn’t quite have.
—
Martha Gimbel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Launching the plan means the district spending money on training for teachers and materials like play kitchens, bookshelves, blocks and easels.
—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for spending money
Recent Examples of Synonyms 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.
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Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.
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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.
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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.
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