Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pin money

/ˈpɪnmʌni/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: pin -money
IPA: /ˈpɪnmʌni/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.

Uncountable

noun

A relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: pocket change, small change, loose change"
"Near-synonym: petty cash"
"Damn you for a Son of a Bitch! Shall you wear such Things, and I want Pin-Money?"
"Good gracious! Lord bless me! only think! dear me! Mr. Darcy! Who would have thought it! And is it really true? Oh! my sweetest Lizzy! how rich and how great you will be! What pin money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!"
"[H]e practised economy in the matter of his wife's pin-money."
"But these sums were but a small part of their income, were merely pin money for their wives and children."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɪnmʌni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pin-money (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chump change

Synonyms

pocket money spending money walk-around money walking-around money beer money petty cash

Questions

How do you pronounce pin money?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪnmʌni/.
What does pin money mean?: An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.

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