petty cash
Example Sentences
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So Landis and one of the producers, George Folsey Jr., went outside regulations, casting children of mutual acquaintances, keeping their names out of the production’s official paperwork and paying them in petty cash.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023
“We want the government to provide emergency services like helping fund tickets, food, petty cash, and cellphones and emergent medical needs on arrival,” Vazquez said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
After a burglar bashed a hole in our front door, we kept the petty cash in the bookshelves behind a volume of Ezra Pound.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2019
One of Shaw's masterstrokes is his large collection of bizarre paintings by amateur hobbyists, which he bought for petty cash in his thrift store outings over decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2015
An old tin petty cash box was hidden under a removable floorboard beneath her bed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
