table money
an allowance for official entertaining of visitors, etc, esp in the army
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How to use table money in a sentence
Every week she was given an envelope filled with $500 cash, her “table money” for personal use.
Whitey Bulger’s Women: Inside the Terror and Glamour of His Ex-Girlfriends | T.J. English | June 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn increased allowance of table-money was granted in lieu of several perquisites and advantages they had before enjoyed.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonFrom the overturned table money rattled to the floor and rolled into distant corners.
Port O' Gold | Louis John StellmanThe factory just covered house expenses and a small dollar or two for a rainy day saved by Mrs. Goldstein from table money.
Dust of New York | Konrad BercoviciHe laid on the table money for the coffee and cigarettes, with a satisfactory tip.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
It will be seen that this grant of table-money had the effect of nearly doubling the pay of every captain on active service.
A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688 | David Hannay
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