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Definition of Pocket money
1. Noun. Cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses.
Definition of Pocket money
1. Noun. A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly US) A small sum of cash, carried on the person, for small, daily expenses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pocket Money
Literary usage of Pocket money
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of Westminster School by John Sargeaunt (1898)
"Pocket-money, 25. 6d—30. Curtains to my bed, 125. —Total, 18s. ... Pocket-money,
6d.—8. A pair of shoes, 35. 6d.; candles and faggots, 1s. sd.—19. ..."
2. Annals of Westminster School by John Sargeaunt (1898)
"Pocket-money, as. 6d—30. Curtains to my bed, ias. —Total, 18s. ... Pocket-money,
6d.—8. A pair of shoes, 35. 6d.; candles and faggots, is. 5d.—19. ..."
3. Memoirs of Modern Philosophers by Elizabeth Hamilton (1804)
"... faid Mrs. Fielding; ' and in my opinion the abundance of pocket-money, with
which every ... pocketmoney ..."
4. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1808)
"6d.; every mate Is. Gil.; and every private man Is. per week for pocket money.
Their * cloathing consists of a blue suit, hat, three pair of blue yarn hose, ..."
5. The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Charles Strachey, Annette Calthrop (1901)
"One wants ready pocket-money much oftener than one wants great sums; and to use
a very odd expression, I want to hear at sight. I love everyday senses, ..."
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