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Meanings of spending money in English

Portuguese
mesada
Spanish
dinero para gastar

Cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses.

        mesada
        Synonyms
        Examples for "pocket money"
        Examples for "pocket money"
        1
        After all, a young man could always use some extra pocket money.
        The Godfather
        2
        We paid out in pocket money for a few months or more.
        The Guardian
        3
        And his father had given him two fiveshilling pieces for pocket money.
        A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
        4
        The phone is paid for on top of her £50-a-monthpocket money.
        The Guardian
        5
        They wear better clothes than we do, and have more pocket money.
        The High School Left End; or, Dick & Co. Grilling on the Footbal...
        1
        And when business is slow they pick up pin money by freelancing.
        Agents of light and darkness
        2
        This he had decided to hand over to Selma as pin money.
        Unleavened Bread
        3
        We boys would sell things from the garden for amusement and pin money.
        Out of Doors—California and Oregon
        4
        You will have just four hundred dollars a year for pin money, laughingly.
        Floyd Grandon's Honor
        5
        However, here is the housekeeping money and your pin money.
        Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
        Usage of spending money in English
        1
        Let's not get into the question of this spending money right now.
        Villain
        2
        What were people spending money on in the Hastings district this year?
        Radio NZ
        3
        Book now and don't be worrying about spending money on new clobber.
        The Irish Times
        4
        In fact, many local TV stations are spending money on locally-made programs.
        Reuters
        5
        Beck continued the rant: You're spending money that leads only to slavery!
        Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
        6
        But what about information that somebody's suddenly begun spending money very freely?
        La's orchestra saves the world
        7
        A paroxysm of spending money is apt to make one so uncomfortable.
        Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
        8
        Her husband's business is struggling, but they still have some spending money.
        Reuters
        9
        She knew nothing as to spending money, saving it, or investing it.
        The Eustace Diamonds
        10
        Young gal had some spending money, spent it for some info...a name.
        Boston noir
        11
        And we definitely don't miss spending money on petrol or commuter fares.
        Independent.ie
        12
        That would supply his cigarettes, you know, and give him spending money.
        The Boy Scouts of Lenox; Or, The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain
        13
        Her housewifely ways, her pretty anxiety about spending money, amused him tenderly.
        The Purple Heights
        14
        I'm sure you could do with a little spending money, couldn't you?
        Anansi Boys
        15
        Kitty's grandmother disapproved of spending money lavishly on birthday gifts to children.
        The Evil Genius: A Domestic Story
        16
        Remind yourself of how little your mood is dependent on spending money.
        Reuters
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        Translations for spending money
        Portuguese
        mesada
        Spending money through the time
        Spending money across language varieties
        South Africa
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        New Zealand
        Common
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