table money
noun
an allowance for official entertaining of visitors, etc, esp in the army
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- table d'hôte,
- table dancing,
- table football,
- table licence,
- table linen,
- table mountain,
- table napkin,
- table salt,
- table stake,
- table sugar
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Examples from the Web for table money
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 HannayAn 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. Kingston