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A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.
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Meaning of "pocket money" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POCKET MONEY

pocket money play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POCKET MONEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pocket 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 POCKET MONEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pocket money in the English dictionary

The definition of pocket money in the dictionary is a small weekly sum of money given to children by parents as an allowance. Other definition of pocket money is money for day-to-day spending, incidental expenses, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POCKET MONEY

pocket
pocket battleship
pocket billiards
pocket borough
pocket calculator
pocket dictionary
pocket drive
pocket gopher
pocket mouse
pocket veto
pocket-handkerchief
pocket-size
pocket-sized
pocketable
pocketbike
pocketbook
pocketer
pocketful
pocketknife
pocketknives

WORDS THAT END LIKE POCKET 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
prize money
public money
ready money
smart money
spending money
start-up money

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pocket money» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POCKET MONEY

Find out the translation of pocket money to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pocket 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 «pocket money» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

零用钱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinero de bolsillo
570 millions of speakers

English

pocket money
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेब खर्च
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَصْرُوف الـجَيْب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карманные деньги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mesada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাত খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argent de poche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

duit poket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taschengeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポケットマネー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

용돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwit saku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền tiêu vặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்கெட் பணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कप्पा पैसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

harçlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denaro per le piccole spese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kieszonkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кишенькові гроші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bani de buzunar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρτζιλίκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sakgeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fickpengar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lommepenger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pocket money

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POCKET MONEY»

The term «pocket money» is regularly used and occupies the 64.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POCKET MONEY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «POCKET MONEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pocket money.
1
Ian Anderson
A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.
2
Tony Judt
I just like being on my own on trains, traveling. I spent all my pocket money travelling the London Underground and Southern Railway, what used to be the Western region, and in Europe as much as I could afford it. My parents used to think I was going places, but I wasn't, I was just travelling the trains.
3
Maggie Stiefvater
As teenagers, we all see ourselves as outsiders... and it's very easy to look at other people who are more popular, who have more pocket money, and it makes you feel even more like an outsider, and it does shape who you become as a person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POCKET MONEY»

Discover the use of pocket money in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pocket money and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infinity (Pocket Money Puffin)
Ever felt as if your life is just going round in circles? Sarah Dessen's thought-provoking short story about moving on will resonate with teens everywhere. A Pocket Money Puffin for young adults by New York Times #1 author
Sarah Dessen, 2010
2
Vamoose! (Pocket Money Puffin)
A Pocket Money Puffin for teens by award-winning author, Meg Rosoff.
Meg Rosoff, 2010
3
Letter Writing Made Easy
A LETTER TO YOUR FATHER REQUESTING HIM TO INCREASE YOUR POCKET MONEY. Examination Hall March 20, 2003 My dear Dad, I have received the pocket-money and your letter in which you have advised me to take care of my ...
P. Sawhney, 2005
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The Psychology of Money
Further, as expected, older adults disagreed less than younger adults that boys should be given a little more pocket money than girls. Younger adults were also more in favour of pocket money's being linked to the performance of household ...
Michael Argyle, Adrian Furnham, 2013
5
Magic Puffin: A Birthday Surprise (Pocket Money Puffin): A ...
Splash, the youngest of the magic puffins, has been caught in a storm and can't get back to Silver Dream Cliffs.
Sue Bentley, 2010
6
Diving For Pocket Money
Mark A. McKenzie. “And he pays you that much money? “No. Sometimes I get tips from passengers when I open the door and get their bags Markus, do you have lunch money?” “No,” he says disappointedly. Mark pulls money from his pocket ...
Mark A. McKenzie
7
English Panorama 2 Teacher's Book: A Course for Advanced ...
... seems likely that all Treasure's friends (whose parents are unlikely to be as easygoing as Treasure's mother) do have to do chores and don't get their pocket money unless they do them, but they are under strict instructions from Treasure not ...
Felicity O'Dell, 1998
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The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life
Good-quality information is available from Britain (Furnham and Thomas 1984; Furnham, 1999; the regular Bird's Eye Wall's Pocket Money monitor), France ( Micromegas, 1993; Lassarre, 1996), America (Miller and Yung 1990; Mortimer et al., ...
Paul Webley, Carole Burgoyne, Stephen Lea, 2002
9
Origins of the Welfare State: Labour, life, and poverty
CHAPTER II HOUSEKEEPING AND POCKET MONEY The husband's earnings are divided into two parts: housekeeping and pocket money. Sometimes we have a third part : saving, but more often saving is done separately by the husband ...
Nicholas Deakin, 1935
10
Chinese Youth in Transition
What is more, out of excessive love for their grandchildren, both paternal and maternal grandparents are looser in offering pocket money. Self-earned money is another source of pocket money. Surveys showed that 6% of day-to-day pocket ...
Jieying Xi, Yunxiao Sun, Jing Jian Xiao, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POCKET MONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pocket money is used in the context of the following news items.
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'There is now a place for women in refereeing'
Like most teenage girls, Natalie Walker longed for a bit of extra pocket money to splurge on clothes or going out with her friends. Around the ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
2
New evidence suggests Utah man was named in Howard Hughes' will
Dummar chatted with the disheveled old derelict, sang him a few original songs, and even gave him some pocket money when dropping him off ... «Good4Utah, Jul 15»
3
Gamechangers: How do we solve a problem like Maria?
They are expected to work reasonable hours – the government cites 30 hours a week – in exchange for pocket money. Which might be ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
4
Married at First Sight's Michelle Worsley sets up market stall to sell …
Pocket money for her Thailand trip? Michelle Worsley, 36, manned a stall at Rozelle Markets with her mum on Sunday before leaving for a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
MUBS student's love affair with farming
... his extraordinary priorities, the 23-year old is able to fuel his car, service it, and buy himself clothes without asking mummy for pocket money. «New Vision, Jul 15»
6
Musicians in sync with Sing50
All proceeds will go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund. Mapletree Investments ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Okay, I admit it, I'm an eBay addict
First pocket money, then wages, then student loan and finally, my rock and roll money would all be frittered away on the most superfluous of ... «Times & Star, Jul 15»
8
Two more middlemen arrested in Kochi, three on the run
"The duo were offered Rs 50,000 each and pocket money for other expenses. The flight tickets were arranged by Ibrahim. They flew to Delhi ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Remove pocket money hassles with goHenry
Do you remember to knock the cost off their pocket money or do you lose track of the purchases and just get them whatever they want? With the ... «TameBay, Jul 15»
10
Lincolnshire pupil spends pocket money naming star after head …
"I've already spent £40 of my pocket money to go online and dedicate a star to Mr Hughes, which I presented to him at the last assembly of the ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»

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