pin money
An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their…An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.
» The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
taylorbront · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(historical, uncountable)An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.
Meronyms: pocket change, small change, loose change
Near-synonym: petty cash
Nadelgeld
(dated, idiomatic, uncountable)A relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant.
Meronyms: pocket change, small change, loose change
Near-synonym: petty cash
cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
Examples
2 sentencesThe appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even pin-money will go a long way.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Synonyms
6 synonyms- cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses:pocket moneyspending money
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable