pin-money
Small personal allowance
Pin-money is a small allowance for personal expenses, historically given by a husband to his wife for minor purchases like pins and ribbons.
The term now refers to any modest sum earned or set aside for incidental spending rather than necessities: She sells crafts for pin-money.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned, diminutive quality.
Marital property transfer
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- jointureWidow's legal estate
- dowerWidow's inheritance right
- trousseauBride's gathered possessions
coverture · Regency · Georgian · Victorian · gentlewoman · lady · mistress · household
Fixed regular payment
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- incidentalsMinor, unplanned expenses
- extrasAdditional items included
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
treats · indulgences · frivolities · trifles · sundries · ribbons · trimmings · fancies
Independence from outside aid
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
dowry
Marital property transfer
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- jointureWidow's legal estate
- dowerWidow's inheritance right
trousseau · coverture · Regency · Georgian · Victorian · gentlewoman · lady · mistress · household · milliner
stipend
Fixed regular payment
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- incidentalsMinor, unplanned expenses
- extrasAdditional items included
luxuries · treats · indulgences · frivolities · trifles · sundries · ribbons · trimmings · fancies · gewgaws
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
pin-moneyfortune
Wealth or destiny
serious money · big money · wealth · riches · life savings
pin-moneyhousehold budget
Plan for domestic expenses
living expenses · rent money · household expenses · mortgage payment · necessities
pin-moneyearned income
Pay from work
salary · wages · livelihood · self-made wealth · financial independence
pin, money, pins, pinned, pinning, pinner, moneys, monies, moneyed