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—pin-money, adj.1. any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures.2. (formerly) an allowance of money given by a husband to his wife for her personal expenditures.[1535-45]
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Pin money — Pin Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pin money — pin .money n [U] BrE a small amount of extra money which someone earns to spend on things which they want but do not really need ▪ She helped her uncle out sometimes just to earn a bit of pin money … Dictionary of contemporary English
pin money — (UK) If you work for pin money, you work not because you need to but because it gives you money for extra little luxuries and treats … The small dictionary of idiomes
pin money — n. 1. Archaic an allowance of money given to a wife for small personal expenses 2. any small sum of money, as for incidental expenses … English World dictionary
pin money — pin ,money noun uncount INFORMAL a small amount of money that you can spend for pleasure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pin money — ► NOUN ▪ a small sum of money for spending on inessentials. ORIGIN originally denoting an allowance to a woman from her husband for dress and other personal expenses … English terms dictionary
pin money — noun cash for day to day spending on incidental expenses • Syn: ↑pocket money, ↑spending money • Hypernyms: ↑cash, ↑hard cash, ↑hard currency * * * noun [noncount] old fashioned : money that is used for small expenses … Useful english dictionary
pin money — N UNCOUNT Pin money is small amounts of extra money that someone earns or gets in order to buy things that they want but that they do not really need. [INFORMAL] She d do anything for a bit of pin money … English dictionary
pin money — noun Date: 1697 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 > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pin money — extra money, money to spend on candy etc. Janet used to earn pin money by painting signs … English idioms
