petty cash
Example Sentences
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Living up to his reputation as Cahiers’ brainiac bad boy, he pockets the office’s petty cash to road-trip to the Cannes premiere of Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 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
The break has been nice, and I’ve DoorDashed to make some petty cash through it, while my partner has done odd jobs.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2021
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
Lucky for me, he still manages the petty cash.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
