as in spending money
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Recent Examples of pocket money
As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
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, 6 Nov. 2025
My own first summer job as a kid in search of after-school pocket money was picking cigar tobacco on a Connecticut farm just north of Hartford.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
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, 6 Nov. 2025
My own first summer job as a kid in search of after-school pocket money was picking cigar tobacco on a Connecticut farm just north of Hartford.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket money
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The Dodgers, relative to other organizations, are aggressive in trying to improve the team, spending money on key free agents even after winning back-to-back World Series championships.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Layout Improvements Danny Niemela, vice president and CFO at ArDan Construction, says the very first place homeowners should consider spending money in a bedroom is upgrading the room's layout.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket%20money. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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