petty cash
Example Sentences
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Mr. Wahl said, `Go to the front desk and get a petty cash slip.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
“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
“Was that yours? The undertaker wouldn’t take poor Rose without having half the cost upfront, and I knew that Rose kept some petty cash here for the household.”
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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