mad money

noun

Definition of mad moneynext
as in pocket money

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Recent Examples of mad money The wrong reasons: Paying for a vacation or want some mad money, for example. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders. — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023 That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022 The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022 Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money. — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad money
  1. pocket money
  2. pin money
  3. spending money
  4. petty cash
  5. resources
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • At Mexican weddings, everyone who dances with the bride or groom is expected to pin money on their outfit, a celebratory gesture that contributes to the newlyweds’ honeymoon and other wedding expenses.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • While the couple slow dances, guests pin money onto their clothes as a sign of prosperity.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2023
Definition of pin money
Noun
  • Some California lawmakers have come down on the bill for being too brazen and spending money California doesn’t have.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • The lawsuit says that if the land really had a new owner, the old owner should not still be spending money on it.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of spending money
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The motion called on Lineage to keep providing resources and financial support for county community response centers, including food, water, masks and air purifiers.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • The loan and the acquisition would be entirely financed through the bidder’s own financial resources.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
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“Mad money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20money. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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