street money

noun

Slang.

1. walking-around money ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of street money¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

TGR and Smart took the profits from those attacks and struck a deal with British drugs networks, giving them an almost instantaneous way of converting dirty street money into a useable asset.

From BBC

George W. Bush proposed converting Social Security into private accounts, which would have been tantamount to such a diversion — and a gift to Wall Street money managers eager to get their hands on the program’s trillions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times

DI and I, both street kids, both with pockets full of street money, went to Downtown Locker Room, and Macy’s and Hecht’s and blew thousands on our outfits.

From Salon

How supply chains, the pandemic, and a steady stream of Wall Street money led to a crisis at Boeing.

From Slate

Mr Trump has made dozens of cameo appearances in television series and films including Sex and the City, Zoolander, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Two Weeks Notice.

From BBC