pin money

pin mon·ey

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin muhn-ee]
- /pɪn ˈmʌn i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin muhn-ee]
- /pɪn ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of pin money words

noun pin money any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures. 1
noun pin money (formerly) an allowance of money given by a husband to his wife for her personal expenditures. 1
noun pin money small sum set aside 1
uncountable noun pin money Pin money is small amounts of extra money that someone earns or gets in order to buy things that they want but that they do not really need. 0
noun pin money money saved or earned to be used for incidental expenses 0
noun pin money an allowance by a husband to his wife for personal expenditure 0

See all 8 definitions of pin money

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Origin of pin money

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1535-45

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Parts of speech for Pin money

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pin money

pin money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pin money usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pin money

noun pin money

change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
cheddar — Cheddar is a type of hard yellow cheese, originally made in Britain.
chicken feed — If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed.
copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
dime — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.

All 12 Synonyms of pin money