pocket money

Example Sentences

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Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

It’s the estate-planning equivalent of handing your kids pocket money.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Beth and her friends would use their pocket money in the late noughties to buy magnetic earrings, badges and toe rings from the accessories brand.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

“Bunny’s never had a cent of pocket money the entire time I’ve known him,” said Henry tartly.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt