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spending money

spend mon·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spend muhn-ee]
    • /spɛnd ˈmʌn i/
    • /ˈspen.dɪŋ ˈmʌni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spend muhn-ee]
    • /spɛnd ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of spending money words

  • noun spending money money for small personal expenses. 1
  • noun spending money cash for everyday expenses 1
  • noun spending money cash to spend on luxuries 1
  • uncountable noun spending money Spending money is money that you have or are given to spend on personal things for pleasure, especially when you are on holiday. 0
  • noun spending money an allowance for small personal expenses; pocket money 0
  • noun spending money money for small personal expenses 0

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Origin of spending money

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spending money

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spending money popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

spending money usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spending money

noun spending money

  • change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
  • cheddar — Cheddar is a type of hard yellow cheese, originally made in Britain.
  • chicken feed — If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed.
  • chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
  • copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.

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