as in pocket money
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Recent Examples of spending money
And by the way, spending money on experiences is the way to get the most bang for our buck.
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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
How about spending money on a pitching coach who has some experience in Major League Baseball?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
Here’s how some customers and employees feel about spending money to take a load off at Starbucks.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
The status quo at the Department of Education isn't working, and the United States cannot afford to keep spending money on departments that don't deliver results for the American people.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
How about spending money on a pitching coach who has some experience in Major League Baseball?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
Here’s how some customers and employees feel about spending money to take a load off at Starbucks.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
The status quo at the Department of Education isn't working, and the United States cannot afford to keep spending money on departments that don't deliver results for the American people.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spending money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
Noun
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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
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Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.—
Raúl Gallegos,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Feb. 2017
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Yes, there’s a bit of petty cash filtering in here and there for their little projects.—
Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2023
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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