money on hand

Example Sentences

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With less money on hand, businesses are limiting wage growth, pausing hiring and shedding employees, which means workers have less to spend, continuing the vicious cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Even if these fixes only generate a small bit of cash, they'll provide a psychological boost to have a little more money on hand than you did before.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

For months, Wall Street C.E.O.s have been complaining bitterly and lobbying against the prospect of higher capital requirements, which would require them to keep more money on hand and would lower their profits.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

A drop in deposits, he said, would mean banks have less money on hand to make loans.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

"We never keep that amount of money on hand."

From Square Deal Sanderson by Seltzer, Charles Alden