as in pocket money
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Recent Examples of spending money
But spending money wisely is a more difficult task.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Others will be spending money and being generous!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Increasing diversity among those in influential positions also means different conversations about what kind of food is worth spending money on.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2025
Rather than spending money on each other, create a gift or design an experience.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Others will be spending money and being generous!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Increasing diversity among those in influential positions also means different conversations about what kind of food is worth spending money on.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2025
Rather than spending money on each other, create a gift or design an experience.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
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Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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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,
8 Oct. 2025
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Three of the businesses said the suspect got away with petty cash, but that the damages caused are much greater.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
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Any requirements for workers to use their own bank accounts for petty cash or wire transfers are banned, and union members cannot be held liable for petty cash variances out of their control under the terms of the contract.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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