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pin money
noun
: money that is used for small expenses
Full Definition of PIN MONEY
1
a : money given by a man to his wife for her own use b : money set aside for the purchase of incidentals
2
: a trivial amount of money <worked for pin money>
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First Known Use of PIN MONEY
1697
Related to PIN MONEY
- Synonyms
- chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, hay, peanuts, mite, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents
- Antonyms
- big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
Rhymes with PIN MONEY
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