spending money

noun

Examples of spending money in a Sentence

She earned spending money at an after-school job.
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Here’s how some customers and employees feel about spending money to take a load off at Starbucks. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 The status quo at the Department of Education isn't working, and the United States cannot afford to keep spending money on departments that don't deliver results for the American people. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Rather than spending money on traditional remakes of the studio’s classic IP or, God forbid, taking a chance on new material, the studio wants to use Kimmy’s Re-Dream technology, which will simply slot Brandy into a digital recreation of the original Hotel Reverie. Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025 But that doesn’t mean Americans have stopped spending money. Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spending money

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spending money was in the 15th century

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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spending%20money. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

spending money

noun
: money for small personal expenses

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