petty cash
Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use…Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
» Layla wanted more than petty cash.
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2 senses(uncountable)Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
Portokasse
мелочёвкаmeločóvka, ме́лкая нали́чностьmélkaja nalíčnostʹ
(uncountable)A small to moderate fund of cash kept ready at home for household expenses.
Near-synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money; beer money
a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses
Examples
2 sentencesLayla wanted more than petty cash.
He stole petty cash from the office in the shoe store.
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Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable