petty cash
Example Sentences
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“Our staff keeps petty cash in case one of our clients needs an Uber or a hotel night or bus fare to get back home. The court doesn’t provide that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
“We want the government to provide emergency services like helping fund tickets, food, petty cash, and cellphones and emergent medical needs on arrival,” Vazquez said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
After a burglar bashed a hole in our front door, we kept the petty cash in the bookshelves behind a volume of Ezra Pound.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2019
The roughly $25 million the N.F.L. spends annually on officials is petty cash to a $12 billion organization; higher pay for full-time positions could be arranged.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2015
“Check it out,” I said, “I’ll even leave the petty cash in your bag. I wouldn’t go nowhere without any money, right?”
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
