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And the average worker isn’t a teenager working for pocket money.
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Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Money immediately began pouring in, ranging from fans able to make a five-figure pledge to children donating their pocket money.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Getting $10 pocket money for mowing the neighbor’s lawn is so last year.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
We were given weekly pocket money but were expected to work for it with chores around the house.
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refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined above
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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20money. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
pocket money
noun
: money for small personal expenses
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