walk-around money
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Money from a political campaign for use ensuring supporters bring voters to the polls, both for legitimate get out the vote efforts and political corruption.
American usage; Colloquial; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Twenty dollars between the three of us wasn't a lot, but it was walk-around money for grub and cigarettes."
- "Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal... Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show."
- "The brief order issued late yesterday clears the way for candidates and their committees, as soon as Tuesday's city elections in Baltimore, to pay so-called walk-around money to people hired for the day to distribute campaign literature."
- "Parker: I'll tell you what I would like: another 75 in cash for walk-around money. Royce: 75, hm? Call another game."
- "Loser's Town, the outsiders said. Washington had power. Baltimore's politics was based on election-day walk-around money, handed over with a sly wink by the precinct bosses, ensuring everybody got out the neighborhood vote."
Usage
- Colloquial
- Uncountable
- American usage