pocket money
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As a child, Hall would spend about £1.99 of his pocket money on a new Pokémon card.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Hayley Doyle’s love for thrifting began in high school, when she would take her pocket money to shop for secondhand T-shirts and jeans to curate her personal style.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
He had his old afterschool job back at McGarrity’s and Mama gave him one of the two dollars for pocket money.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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