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side money

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of side money

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

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"That's when I realised that it could actually be something that could make me a little bit of side money," Mr Cirant explained.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023

And he still wants side money for various things and an array of foods to eat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

In Georgia, he became a skilled barber and was able to earn enough side money to emancipate himself.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2020

Then 30 years old, he had been making good side money shooting photos for magazines like Downbeat and Life; record companies sometimes bought his pictures for album covers.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2019

On every side money flowed from him; hard as he worked, largely as he earned, he spent more.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

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