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noun

(in a poker game) the money or chips in a side pot.

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Origin of side money

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.
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Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.
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Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
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So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
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She skilfully manages the side-lights, and by this means produces strong effects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.
Children's Ways|James Sully
When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair