SPENDING MONEY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

spending money

noun

Definition of spending money

as in pocket money

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Recent Examples of spending money This includes things like subscriptions and memberships, spending money on eating out or optional shopping trips. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Gilchrest, meanwhile, has been spending money on digital advertising on Facebook as well as postcards and texting and continues to focus on canvassing. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Braun said spending money to continue the gas tax pause won't hurt other areas in need of funding, such as child care and health care, with Indiana's current revenue trajectory. — Lucy Tobier, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2026 Elon Musk weighs spending money to help elect Georgia Republicans. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences 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.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocket money

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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.

— Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 6 June 2026
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

Definition of petty cash

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