Phrase guide

pocket money

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small sum of cash, carried on the person, for small, daily expenses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pin money, spending money

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cash, hard cash, hard currency

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sakgeld — money given to a child
  • Armenian: գրպանի փող (grpani pʻoġ) — money given to a child
  • Bulgarian: джобни пари (džobni pari) — money given to a child
  • Catalan: setmanada — money given to a child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零用錢 /零用钱 (língyòngqián) — money given to a child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零花錢 /零花钱 (línghuāqián) — money given to a child
  • Czech: kapesné — money given to a child
  • Danish: lommepenge — money given to a child
  • Dutch: zakgeld — money given to a child
  • Esperanto: poŝmono — money given to a child
  • Estonian: taskuraha — money given to a child
  • Finnish: taskuraha — money given to a child
  • French: argent de poche — money given to a child
  • Georgian: ჯიბის ფული (ǯibis puli) — money given to a child
  • German: Taschengeld — money given to a child
  • German: Sackgeld — money given to a child
  • Greek: χαρτζιλίκι (chartzilíki) — money given to a child
  • Hebrew: דמי כיס (dmei kis) — money given to a child
  • Hungarian: zsebpénz — money given to a child
  • Icelandic: vasapeningar — money given to a child
  • Indonesian: uang saku — money given to a child
  • Indonesian: uang jajan — money given to a child
  • Irish: liúntas linbh — money given to a child
  • Irish: airgead póca — money given to a child
  • Italian: paghetta — money given to a child
  • Japanese: お小遣い (o-kozukai) — money given to a child
  • Korean: 용돈 (yongdon) — money given to a child
  • Lithuanian: kišenpinigiai — money given to a child
  • Macedonian: џе́парлак (džéparlak) — money given to a child
  • Manx: argid ullee — money given to a child
  • Māori: moni pūkoro — money given to a child
  • Norman: sou d'pouchette — money given to a child
  • Norman: allouange — money given to a child
  • Norman: allouanche — money given to a child
  • Norman: hèrpîns d'mousse — money given to a child
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lommepenger — money given to a child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lommepengar — money given to a child
  • Polish: kieszonkowe — money given to a child
  • Portuguese: mesada — money given to a child
  • Romanian: bani de buzunar — money given to a child
  • Russian: карма́нные де́ньги (karmánnyje dénʹgi) — money given to a child
  • Scottish Gaelic: airgead-pòcaid — money given to a child
  • Slovene: žepnina — money given to a child
  • Spanish: paga — money given to a child
  • Spanish: mesada — money given to a child
  • Spanish: mensualidad — money given to a child
  • Spanish: propina — money given to a child
  • Swedish: fickpeng — money given to a child
  • Swedish: veckopeng — money given to a child
  • Swedish: månadspeng — money given to a child
  • Tagalog: baon — money given to a child
  • Thai: เงินค่าขนม — money given to a child
  • Thai: ค่าขนม — money given to a child
  • Turkish: harçlık — money given to a child
  • Turkish: cep harçlığı — money given to a child
  • Ukrainian: кишенько́ві гро́ші (kyšenʹkóvi hróši) — money given to a child
  • Welsh: arian poced — money given to a child
  • Yiddish: טאַשנגעלט (tashngelt) — money given to a child
  • Afrikaans: kleingeld — small amount of cash
  • Catalan: xavalla — small amount of cash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零用錢 /零用钱 (língyòngqián) — small amount of cash
  • Dutch: kleingeld — small amount of cash
  • Finnish: taskuraha — small amount of cash
  • French: argent de poche — small amount of cash
  • French: monnaie — small amount of cash
  • French: liquide — small amount of cash
  • Galician: solto — small amount of cash
  • Galician: cambio — small amount of cash
  • Galician: chatarra — small amount of cash
  • Georgian: ჯიბის ფული (ǯibis puli) — small amount of cash
  • German: Kleingeld — small amount of cash
  • Irish: airgead póca — small amount of cash
  • Italian: spiccioli — small amount of cash
  • Portuguese: trocados — small amount of cash
  • Spanish: calderilla — small amount of cash
  • Swedish: fickpeng — small amount of cash