small amount of money

Example Sentences

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Just a small amount of money traded by investors can move the market — $2.5 million versus a $12 million year-to-date average, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

However, he only logged a small amount of money in police records which he later said was about £6 and six euros, prosecutor Helena Duong said.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

It’s not a small amount of money for me as a journalist, but what I get in return is almost priceless.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2024

In this case, of course, Old Timothy meant “penny” as in a small amount of money; “Penny for your thoughts” was his way of asking what Penelope was thinking about.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood