as in pocket money
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Recent Examples of spending money
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.
—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.
—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.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
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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.
—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.
—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.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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