small amount of money

Example Sentences

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You can namecheck a child in your will, even if you wish to leave them a small amount of money or no money at all.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Banks have lent a relatively small amount of money to the private-credit funds that make the loans.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The book documents the pair eventually walking the full 630-mile route, living off a small amount of money in weekly tax credits each week, and wild camping every night.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

“To the federal government, it’s a pretty small amount of money, but it would make an unbelievable difference to theaters across the country,” Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York’s Public Theater, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

In the case of money, the subjects were asked if they would prefer to take a small amount of money, say, $5, versus waiting a period of time to get more money, say, $100.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel