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
The break has been nice, and I’ve DoorDashed to make some petty cash through it, while my partner has done odd jobs.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2021
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
Pastors again offered petty cash but no work or lodging.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
