spending money

American  

noun

1. money for small personal expenses.

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spending money British  

noun

1. an allowance for small personal expenses; pocket money

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Etymology

Origin of spending money

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

"Instead of spending money on going out clothes, I'm just buying new fitness kit," he says.

From BBC

MarketWatch: Why is spending money wisely so difficult, even for people who know better?

From MarketWatch

One senior source involved in the trust said the events team continued spending money without knowing accounting errors had caused financial problems.

From BBC

Cohen: I want to pick up on Henry’s comments about companies’ differentiated success in implementing AI, and Rajiv’s citation of the MIT study indicating that many companies are just spending money without seeing value.

From Barron's

Cohen: I want to pick up on Henry’s comments about companies’ differentiated success in implementing AI, and Rajiv’s citation of the MIT study indicating that many companies are just spending money without seeing value.

From Barron's