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Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
We were given weekly pocket money but were expected to work for it with chores around the house.
—refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
But middle-class parents could also afford to pay a few bucks to the kid down the block, who—as companies were marketing products, more and more, to youths—now had a reason to want pocket money.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined above
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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20money. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
pocket money
noun
: money for small personal expenses
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