Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spending money

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: spend-ing -money
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Touching your brethren, Sir Prior," said Locksley, "they shall have present freedom, it were unjust to detain them; touching your horses and mules, they shall also be restored, with such spending-money as may enable you to reach York.""
""My father will see that you are provided with suitable clothes," proceeded Brown; "and you shall have a little spending money also.""
""Percy has lots of spending money, but I doubt if he has twenty dollars at a time.""
"[T]he best way to head off a recession . . . is to put some spending money back in the people's pockets."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

spending-money (alternative)

Phrases

mad money

Frequently Paired Words

mad money

Synonyms

pin money pocket money

Questions

What does spending money mean?: A sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases.

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