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noun
An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, beer money, petty cash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allowance
noun
A relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic, uncountable
Synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, beer money, petty cash
Antonyms: none provided
noun
cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pocket money, spending money
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cash, hard cash, hard currency
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
