spending money

He was short of spending-money, and knew how hard it was to get an extra dollar from his parent.

And I might have added, "How could I, when my allowance for spending-money is hardly sufficient to keep me in slate-pencils?"

He didn't use her stuff, to speculate with, but cashed it in just before he sailed and took it with him for spending-money.

To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.