SPENDING MONEY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

spending money

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Definition of spending money

as in pocket money

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Recent Examples of spending money The first was a decision in 1976 which held that spending money to influence voters was speech under the First Amendment. — Richard J. Davis, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Democrats have publicly criticized the event, saying the president is spending money on personal whims rather than on the problems Americans are actually facing. — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 June 2026 The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Lawmakers have passed some legislation to improve the fiscal outlook, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023, which cut spending and clawed back unspent coronavirus-relief funds, but most federal policy has lately involved spending money that the country doesn’t quite have. — Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 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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