petty cash

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petty cash

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uncountable Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
uncountable A small to moderate fund of cash kept ready at home for household expenses. Near-synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money; beer money
Similar: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, pin money, beer money

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noun cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business

Español	caja menor
中文	零用現金 /零用现金 língyòng xiànjīn
Kiswahili	fedha kichele
Deutsch	Portokasse
Русский	мелочёвка meločóvka, ме́лкая нали́чность mélkaja nalíčnostʹ

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@misc{petty_cash_2026,
  title = {petty cash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petty%20cash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}