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The implication that women work for pin money and can manage on a worse pension, presumably by relying on husbands, riles. But even more galling for women is that few government ministers seem to even appreciate the value of the work they do.
Frances O'Grady

Meaning of "pin money" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIN MONEY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIN MONEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pin money is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIN MONEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pin money in the English dictionary

The definition of pin money in the dictionary is an allowance by a husband to his wife for personal expenditure. Other definition of pin money is money saved or earned to be used for incidental expenses.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIN MONEY

pin
pin bone
pin clover
pin curl
pin down
pin grass
pin joint
pin oak
PIN pad
pin rail
pin table
pin tuck
pin wrench
pin-eyed
pin-up
pina colada
pinacoid
pinacoidal
pinacotheca
pinafore

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIN MONEY

big money
black money
blood money
call money
cheap money
easy money
even money
honey
in old money
in the money
money
Monopoly money
old money
on the money
paper money
pocket money
prize money
ready money
smart money
spending money
start-up money

Synonyms and antonyms of pin money in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pin money» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIN MONEY

Find out the translation of pin money to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pin money from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pin money» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

私房钱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinero pin
570 millions of speakers

English

pin money
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिन पैसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المال دبوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контактный деньги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pin dinheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিন টাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´argent de poche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wang pin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pin Geld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピンお金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핀 돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pin dhuwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pin tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணம் முள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पैसे पिन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cep harçlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denaro per spese superflue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pin pieniądze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контактний гроші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bani de buzunar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pin χρήματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pen geld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pin pengar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pin penger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pin money

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIN MONEY»

The term «pin money» is normally little used and occupies the 121.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIN MONEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pin money

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QUOTES WITH «PIN MONEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pin money.
1
Frances O'Grady
The implication that women work for pin money and can manage on a worse pension, presumably by relying on husbands, riles. But even more galling for women is that few government ministers seem to even appreciate the value of the work they do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIN MONEY»

Discover the use of pin money in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pin money and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pin-Money Suggestions
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Lilian Hemans Whitney Babcock, 2010
2
The Social Meaning of Money
Arguing against this conventional wisdom, Viviana Zelizer, a distinguished social scientist and prize-winning author, shows how people have invented their own forms of currency, earmarking money in ways that baffle market theorists, ...
Viviana A. Rotman Zelizer, 1997
3
Pin Money; a Novel
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
General Books, 2010
4
Law, Land, and Family: Aristocratic Inheritance in England ...
money; nor would most fathers have thought they were accomplishing nothing when they demanded pin money for their daughters. In many families, probably in nearly all, some part of pin money must have gone on things a husband would  ...
Eileen Spring, 1997
5
Harrison's British Classicks: The Spectator
Among other articles, it was therein stipulated, that (he should have 4.00!. a year for pin-money, which I obliged myself to pay quarterly into the hands of one who acted as her plenipotentiary in that affair. I have ever since religiously observed ...
Thomas Stothard, 1786
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Pin Money: A Novel
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Gore, 2010
7
Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery: By ...
Fowler, it is to be observed, in the first place, that what is said by Lord Chancellor Talbot, seems a little inconsistent with the principal point decided ; because, if he had been prepared to say that the Arrears of Pin-money never constituted a ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Nicholas Simons, John Leach, 1834
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Pin Money
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
The Manner, 2009
9
Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence: As Administered in ...
Pin-money is a very peculiar sort of gift for a particular purpose and object, and whether it is secured by a settlement or otherwise, it is still required to be applied to those purposes and objects.1 It is not deemed to be an absolute gift, or, as it is  ...
Joseph Story, 2000
10
Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges
One was the 'pin money' myth: that married women were working only for 'pin money' and did not really need to work. We showed that most families were highly dependent on the wife's earnings and that there were higher levels of financial ...
Jacqueline L. Scott, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIN MONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pin money is used in the context of the following news items.
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Golden Horn can offer plenty for the punters
... especially if the ground rides fast next week. n Last week Pin Money correctly came up with Intilaaq, a winner backed down from 9-2 to 2-1. «Newmarket Journal, Jul 15»
2
Vinodbhai a Shrimp Farmer benefits from SWAGAT in Gujarat
... Surendranagar, had registered a complaint that her ornaments-pin money-other valuables were forcefully captured by her in-laws, then taken ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
3
Community Activists Crush Conservative Politicians With LA County …
... that the typical minimum wage worker is in his or her late 20s and early 30s and supporting a family, not a teenager working for pin money. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Time to Change
... that the typical minimum wage worker is in his or her late 20s and early 30s and supporting a family, not a teenager working for pin money. «Pasadena Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Days Gone By: July 23, 2015
This system, stopgap as it is, has worked well in the past and provided some lasting friendships as well as a little pin money for some of the ... «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
6
"I care if you care" - Tonto Dikeh addresses her haters
I stand to say I don't GIVE a hoot what you say, how you say it or where you say it; as long as it doesn't have a pin money effect on me, ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Say what you see! Nurse wins top game show prize
Rebecca, who works at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, won the luxury prize after correctly guessing the catchphrase 'pin money', which means, ... «Champion Newspapers, Jul 15»
8
Ronny Deila aims to avoid another nasty surprise as Celtic begin bid …
In Champions League terms it's pin money. As Deila points out there are rich club owners in obscure oil-rich countries prepared to throw ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
The Law And Business of Social Media - Status Updates, July 9th …
Pin money. The social media site Pinterest, a 5-year-old Internet powerhouse with an $11 billion valuation, is implementing another feature ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
10
San Marziale hits the streets
The parade periodically stopped to allow well-wishers to pin money to ribbons flowing from the statue. Marchers handed out Italian ice to ... «News Item, Jul 15»

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