pocket money

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pocket money

noun

UK, uncountable A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance
Similar: allowance
US, uncountable A small sum of cash, carried on the person, for small, daily expenses.
Similar: pin money

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noun money given to a child

Español	paga, mesada, mensualidad, propina
한국어	용돈 yongdon
日本語	お小遣い o-kozukai
中文	零用錢 /零用钱 língyòngqián, 零花錢 /零花钱 línghuāqián
Português	mesada
Français	argent de poche
Deutsch	Taschengeld
Italiano	paghetta
Ελληνικά	χαρτζιλίκι chartzilíki
Română	bani de buzunar
Русский	карма́нные де́ньги karmánnyje dénʹgi
العربية	مَصْرُوف جَيْب maṣrūf jayb, مَصْرُوف maṣrūf
עברית	דמי כיס dmei kis

noun small amount of cash

中文	零用錢 /零用钱 língyòngqián
Português	trocados
Français	argent de poche, monnaie, liquide
Deutsch	Kleingeld
Italiano	spiccioli

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@misc{pocket_money_2026,
  title = {pocket money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pocket%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}