spending money

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spending money

noun spending-money

uncountable A sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases. "Touching your brethren, Sir Prior," said Locksley, "they shall have present freedom, it were unjust to detain them; touching your horses and mules, they shall also be restored, with such spending-money as may enable you to reach York."
Similar: pin money, pocket money

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@misc{spending_money_2026,
  title = {spending money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spending%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}