pin money
noun
1
a
dated
: money given by a man to a woman in his family (such as his wife or daughter) for her own use
… when a New York girl wanted some pin money, she telegraphed to her father, and he sent it up in a wagon.—
Howard Bronson
Howard Bronson
b
: money set aside for the purchase of incidentals
It will take all my pin money for a month. No more soda water for a while, unless someone treats me.—Amy Ellen Blanchard
Amy Ellen Blanchard2
: a trivial amount of money
And Joe said that even if there had been a risk, ten thousand would have been pin money to a man in Bruce's position.—Susan Isaacs
Susan IsaacsSynonyms
Examples of pin money in a Sentence
She had a babysitting job to earn pin money.
the summer intern made only pin money but gained valuable work experience
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Bonnie and Andrea pocket around $100 a month for spending two hours a week taking surveys, which gives each of them extra pin money.
—Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 22 May 2017
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Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 22 May 2017
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“Pin money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pin%20money. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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