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Examples of spending money in a Sentence
She earned spending money at an after-school job.
Recent Examples on the Web
President Donald Trump has accused the agency of being corrupt by spending money on projects the White House has called ridiculous.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration, in a letter Thursday, directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure — funds that had been allocated under former President Joe Biden.
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CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the executive branch would stop spending money on Politico subscriptions amid the right-wing outrage.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Sara Blakely The shapewear billionaire celebrated selling a majority stake in Spanx to Blackstone in 2021 by treating her employees to two first-class tickets to anywhere in the world and $10,000 of spending money to stuff into their suitcases.
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Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of spending money was
in the 15th century
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spending%20money. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
spending money
noun
: money for small personal expenses
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