pocket money

noun

: money for small personal expenses

Examples of pocket money in a Sentence

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Having your full income as pocket money is not a good life lesson at all. Erin Clack, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 And the average worker isn’t a teenager working for pocket money. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025 Money immediately began pouring in, ranging from fans able to make a five-figure pledge to children donating their pocket money. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pocket money

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pocket money was in 1625

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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20money. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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pocket money

noun
: money for small personal expenses

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