Idiom
pin money
Meaning
A relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She earns a little pin money selling her handmade crafts online.”
“He works a few hours at the library just to have some extra pin money for his weekend hobbies.”
“Although the modest stipend provided little more than pin money, she accepted the internship for the valuable experience it offered.”
Examples
simple
“She earns a little pin money selling her handmade crafts online.”
contextual
“He works a few hours at the library just to have some extra pin money for his weekend hobbies.”
complex
“Although the modest stipend provided little more than pin money, she accepted the internship for the valuable experience it offered.”
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