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单词 walking-around money
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walking-around money
walking-around money n. U.S. (a) cash carried to meet minor expenses, spending money; (b) money paid to political workers for expenses incurred while canvassing for votes, etc.
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1917 Boston Evening Globe 28 June 6/7 Men thus qualified [to serve as barbers and tailors] can pick up a bit of ‘walk around’ money on the side after they're enlisted through Capt. Ralph Bradley,..enlistment officer.]
1927 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 5 Sept. 4/3 They now have 'outside men' who distribute cards of admission... They receive a commission on what is spent, in addition to what Broadway calls 'walking around' or expense money.
1930 Amarillo (Texas) Globe 14 May 4/3 With no attempt at secrecy, the ladies..slip a sheaf of bills under the table [to the men] for ‘walking-around money’.
1961 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 25 Feb. 8 m Some agents have pocketed as much as $300 a week out of union funds for what they call ‘walking around’ money. This is supposed to cover their petty, incidental expenses.
1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 29 Oct. b5/2 It's flushing, walking around money—we know how the votes are turned out.
2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 July (Central ed.) c4/5 In movies, Wall Streeters are always peeling $100 bills from the rolls of walking-around money they keep in pocket or purse.
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