pocket money
Example Sentences
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What was, at first, a way to make some pocket money eventually became a “calling.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Growing up as the youngest of nine children in a cramped council flat in Kilburn, north London, from the age of eight she juggled schoolwork and part-time jobs to earn pocket money.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
It’s the estate-planning equivalent of handing your kids pocket money.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
“Been saving my pocket money all summer for this,” Ron told Harry as they and Hermione strolled through the salesmen, buying souvenirs.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
