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单词 pocket money
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pocket money

enUK

pocket money

n. Money for incidental or minor expenses.

pocket money

n 1. Brit a small weekly sum of money given to children by parents as an allowance 2. money for day-to-day spending, incidental expenses, etc

pock′et mon`ey


n. money for small current expenses. [1625–35]
Thesaurus
Noun1.pocket money - cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expensespocket money - cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expensespin money, spending moneycash, hard cash, hard currency - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
Translations
零用钱

pocket money

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pocket money

enUK

pocket money

A small amount of money one carries to spend on nonessential things. I give the kids 10 bucks at the start of the week as a bit of pocket money. If they spend it all, then that's all they get till the next Monday. The company has given me a bit of pocket money while I'm here, so why don't we go find somewhere nice to eat?See also: money, pocket

pocket money

Also, spending money. Cash for incidental or minor expenses, as in They don't believe in giving the children pocket money without asking them to do chores, or Can I borrow a dollar? I'm out of all my spending money. The first term, dating from the early 1600s, alludes to keeping small sums in one's pocket; the second alludes to money that may be spent (as opposed to saved) and dates from the late 1500s. See also: money, pocket

pocket money

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for pocket money

noun cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses

Synonyms

  • pin money
  • spending money

Related Words

  • cash
  • hard cash
  • hard currency
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