side money
Americannoun
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
As a young woman, she cut a dreamy figure, with long flowing black hair and a smoldering physical confidence; in high school she made side money as a fashion model.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018
On the other side, money was expended freely, and the most energetic counsel that money could command enlisted.
From Words for the Wise by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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