petty cash
Example Sentences
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“Our staff keeps petty cash in case one of our clients needs an Uber or a hotel night or bus fare to get back home. The court doesn’t provide that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
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
Lucky for me, he still manages the petty cash.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
