pocket money

pock·et mon·ey

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pok-it muhn-ee]
- /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈmʌn i/
- /ˈpɒkɪt ˈmʌni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pok-it muhn-ee]
- /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of pocket money words

noun pocket money money for small, current expenses. 1
uncountable noun pocket money Pocket money is money which children are given by their parents, usually every week. 0
uncountable noun pocket money Pocket money is a small amount of money which you earn, and which you can use for buying things that you want. 0
noun pocket money a small weekly sum of money given to children by parents as an allowance 0
noun pocket money money for day-to-day spending, incidental expenses, etc 0
noun pocket money cash for small expenses; small change 0

See all 6 definitions of pocket money

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Origin of pocket money

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Pocket money

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pocket money

pocket money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

pocket money usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pocket money

noun pocket 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cheddar — Cheddar is a type of hard yellow cheese, originally made in Britain.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.
chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.

All 12 Synonyms of pocket money