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pin money

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pin money noun
pin money
noun
Learner's definition of PIN MONEY
[noncount] old-fashioned
: money that is used for small expenses零用钱;小额闲钱

pin money

noun

1
a
dated : money given by a man to a woman in his family (such as his wife or daughter) for her own use
… when a New York girl wanted some pin money, she telegraphed to her father, and he sent it up in a wagon. Howard Bronson
b
: money set aside for the purchase of incidentals
It will take all my pin money for a month. No more soda water for a while, unless someone treats me. Amy Ellen Blanchard
2
: a trivial amount of money
And Joe said that even if there had been a risk, ten thousand would have been pin money to a man in Bruce's position. Susan Isaacs

Example Sentences

She had a babysitting job to earn pin money. the summer intern made only pin money but gained valuable work experience
Recent Examples on the Web At the end, there's a celebration where all of the guests throw or pin money onto the bride and groom as an offering to them. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020 Bonnie and Andrea pocket around $100 a month for spending two hours a week taking surveys, which gives each of them extra pin money. Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 22 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pin money was in 1674

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