play money

Example Sentences

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Then 60,000 ordinary people tried with play money and did even worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

He advises that investors consider these ETFs only for play money they are prepared to lose, just like at a casino.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Levine told MarketWatch, “Not having access to cash, both real and play money, does make it harder to teach younger kids about money and management.”

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2019

The audience burned the play money; I burned my real money, all of it.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017

And I made mint at my summer job and it gave me play money for the year.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds