petty cash
Incidentals money drawer
Petty cash is a small fund of physical money kept on hand for minor business expenses—stamps, office supplies, taxi fare.
The amount is typically modest, replenished periodically, and managed with minimal paperwork: She took twenty dollars from petty cash for the delivery tip.
The "petty" signals insignificant sums, not worth processing through formal accounting.
Materials for desk work
- postageFee for mailing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
taxi fare · courier · incidentals · sundries · miscellaneous · out-of-pocket
Metal money units
- changeTo make different
- currencyMedium of exchange
- denominationsNamed values or faiths
- notesBrief written records
Transaction documentation
- vouchersRedeemable credit documents
- disbursementsPayments made from funds
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
reconciliation · verification · claims · settlement · float · custodian · slip · request
Secured container for valuables
- cashboxSecure money receptacle
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- tinElement fifty, Sn
- safeFree from peril
pouch · envelope · strongbox · key · combination · register · vault · locked
Financial record book
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- auditFormal accounts examination
- tallyRecorded count
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
reconciliation · expenditure · allocation · budget · tracking · documentation · controller · fiscal
office supplies
Materials for desk work
- postageFee for mailing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
refreshments · taxi fare · courier · incidentals · sundries · miscellaneous · out-of-pocket
coins
Metal money units
- changeTo make different
- currencyMedium of exchange
- denominationsNamed values or faiths
receipts
Transaction documentation
- vouchersRedeemable credit documents
- disbursementsPayments made from funds
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
replenishment · reconciliation · verification · claims · settlement · float · custodian · slip · request · approval
lockbox
Secured container for valuables
safe · pouch · envelope · strongbox · key · combination · register · vault · locked · secure
ledger
Financial record book
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- auditFormal accounts examination
- tallyRecorded count
balance · reconciliation · expenditure · allocation · budget · tracking · documentation · controller · fiscal · record-keeping
- allowancesallowance, weekly allowance, pocket money, spending money, lunch money
- moneydollar, euro, coin, pound, bill
- cashbills, banknotes, greenbacks, paper money, legal tender
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, greenbacks
- small expensestip, gratuity, toll, fare, fee
- accountingbookkeeping, ledger, balance sheet, general ledger, accounts payable
petty cashcapital funds
Money for major expenditures
capital expenditure · operating budget · general ledger · reserve funds · investment capital
petty cashfixed assets
Lasting business property
long-term investments · capital account · reserve fund · escrow · trust fund
cash, petty, pettiness, petticoat, pettiest, pettier, pettifog