spending money
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spending money
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Parents told us they are spending money to help their adult children with child care, rent, down payments for homes and vacations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Newhouse’s philosophy of spending money to produce quality coverage and a hands-off approach toward his editors led to many successes, including multiple Pulitzers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
As long as these projections don’t experience much disruption from the companies spending money on compute and data centers, these numbers can bring growth stocks higher—and help them outpace value.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
I spent 49 years in tech, making money and spending money.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
It's a scheme we came up with to help earn some spending money.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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