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beer money en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Some extra money not needed for essential payments, which is available for spending on luxuries, hobbies, or simply going out for a beer.
    • Greenwood sees his part-time work as more than just beer money though. "It's also a year of groundwork," he says. 2007 September 1, Hazel Davis, “Working knowledge”, in The Guardian:
    • Near-synonyms: beer ticket (humorous sense), pin money, pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, petty cash
  2. (UK, historical, uncountable) Money given to soldiers in the British army, in lieu of beer and spirits.

Coordinates

beer ticket

Synonyms

spending money · beer ticket · walking-around money · petty cash · pocket money · walk-around money · pin money

Translations (1)

fi taskuraha (some extra money)