spending money
Cash for extras
Spending money is cash kept on hand for small, discretionary purchases—the money in your pocket for incidentals rather than bills or savings: My parents gave me some spending money for the trip.
The phrase emphasizes availability and freedom of use rather than amount.
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- cashReady spending funds
- small changeLow-denomination currency
- chicken feedInsignificant sum of money
- nickel and dimeDrain through small amounts
disposable income · retail therapy · treat yourself · budget · moolah · splurge · bucks · petty cash · buyer's remorse · impulse buying · shopping spree · funds · cash flow · wallet · credit card · swipe · frivolous · blowing
- kid moneyallowance, piggy bank, savings jar, penny jar, change jar
- allowancesallowance, weekly allowance, housing allowance, clothing allowance, food allowance
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- couple financesjoint account, household budget, shared debt, financial planning, financial goals
- no returncrossing the Rubicon, Rubicon, burning bridges, bridge burning, point of no return
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
spending moneysavings
Accumulated money kept
nest egg · emergency fund · rainy day fund · investment capital · rent money
spending moneyincome
Regular monetary receipts
earnings · wages · making money · investing · budgeting
spending moneyfrozen assets
Legally inaccessible wealth
trust fund · escrow · pension · 401k · CD
money, spent, spend, expense, spending, expenses, expend, dispense, spends