table money

noun

1. an allowance for official entertaining of visitors, etc, esp in the army

Example Sentences

Every week she was given an envelope filled with $500 cash, her “table money” for personal use.

From The Daily Beast

An increased allowance of table-money was granted in lieu of several perquisites and advantages they had before enjoyed.

From Project Gutenberg

From the overturned table money rattled to the floor and rolled into distant corners.

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The factory just covered house expenses and a small dollar or two for a rainy day saved by Mrs. Goldstein from table money.

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He laid on the table money for the coffee and cigarettes, with a satisfactory tip.

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It will be seen that this grant of table-money had the effect of nearly doubling the pay of every captain on active service.

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