| 单词 | pocket money |
| 释义 | pocket money From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpocket moneyˈpocket ˌmoney noun [uncountable]1 MONEY British English a small amount of money that parents give regularly to their children, usually every week or month SYN allowance American EnglishHow much pocket money do you get?2 informalMONEY a small amount of extra money that you earn in order to spend it on things you wantI give a few private lessons too, for pocket money.Examples from the Corpuspocket money• Her lodgings were paid for and she had £50 pocket money a week.• Now people can earn pocket money by picking it.• He earned pocket money by repairing furniture for neighbors.• He earned pocket money by repairing furniture for neighbors and then trained as a patternmaker for a company that produced textile machines.• And if they have enough pocket money or other cash - say £5 - to buy whatever is available locally.• Herbert gave him pocket money to buy one a week.• He was saving his pocket money to buy a calculator.• Carmine had a man who washed his pocket money in Ivory liquid to keep it germ-free.• Do they have to do anything to earn their pocket money? |
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