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The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.
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Raúl Gallegos, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2017
Yes, there’s a bit of petty cash filtering in here and there for their little projects.
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Yet the money, little more than petty cash for Meta, matters less than the message.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2023
Qualifying expenses include wages, invoices and even petty cash.
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Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 21 June 2023
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First Known Use
1715, in the meaning defined above
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“Petty cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20cash. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
petty cash
noun
: a small amount of money kept on hand in an office to pay for minor items
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