pocket money
noun
money for small, current expenses.
Origin of pocket money
First recorded in 1625–35
Words nearby pocket money
pocket chisel,
pocket door,
pocket drive,
pocket edition,
pocket gopher,
pocket money,
pocket mouse,
pocket park,
pocket piece,
pocket secretary,
pocket veto
Example sentences from the Web for pocket money
British Dictionary definitions for pocket money
pocket money
noun
British
a small weekly sum of money given to children by parents as an allowance
money for day-to-day spending, incidental expenses, etc
Idioms and Phrases with pocket money
pocket money
Also, spending money. Cash for incidental or minor expenses, as in They don't believe in giving the children pocket money without asking them to do chores, or Can I borrow a dollar? I'm out of all my spending money. The first term, dating from the early 1600s, alludes to keeping small sums in one's pocket; the second alludes to money that may be spent (as opposed to saved) and dates from the late 1500s.