| 词汇 | pocket-money |
| 释义 | pocket money noun[ U ] uk /ˈpɒk.ɪt ˌmʌn.i/ us /ˈpɑː.kɪt ˌmʌn.i/ pocket moneynoun[U] (CHILD'S MONEY)B1mainly UK(USallowance) an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose: 父母给孩子的钱 My dad gives me £5 a week pocket money.爸爸每周给我5英镑零花钱。 Earning money assessable bank base pay basic basic income disposable income hand over fistidiom in arrearsidiom line your pocket(s)idiom make an honest livingidiom performance-related pro bono pro rata profit from something prorate pull raise retainer revenue sick pay pocket moneynoun[U] (ADULT'S MONEY)money for spending on your own personal things: 日常零用钱 I make a little pocket money delivering catalogues.我送购物指南挣点零用钱。 informal a small amount of money, especially an amount that is not enough: 极少的钱 I work really hard at this job, and all I get paid is pocket money.这份工作我做得非常辛苦，但挣到的钱却少得可怜。 Amounts of money appropriation balance bank bounty buck capital circumstance coin fisc float holdback living wage money supply payout pool sub sum trough wherewithal your daily breadidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Small amounts of money pocket money | American Dictionarypocket money noun[ U ] us/ˈpɑk·ɪt ˌmʌn·i/ a small amount of money for small expenses Examples of pocket moneypocket money The charge by the welfare home is slightly lower than the average pension, leaving the older people with a little pocketmoney. A medical recommendation was necessary to claim the benefit, which might also include travel expenses and pocketmoney. Following a complex process of registration, police docketing and the issue of identity cards, pocketmoney and clothing coupons, the men and women were transported to employment camps. It is parents themselves, indeed women themselves, who give their girls less pocketmoney than their boys. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The study shows that girls receive far less pocketmoney than boys. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In all other age groups, girls are given less pocketmoney than boys. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It encourages a sense of independence and responsibility, and provides extra pocketmoney for the things that children want, which parents nowadays often cannot afford. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unrealistic to expect many parents to provide sufficient pocketmoney to pay for the compact discs, clothes and other things that teenagers want. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is need also to ensure that they bring adequate pocketmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Boys and girls over this age working in the training departments of a school are not paid but get pocketmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never been able to work out how he ever found time to come in and pick up his parliamentary pocketmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no record of the amounts of pocketmoney actually paid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cover travel, academic fees, subsistence and books, but no separate provision is made for pocketmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that the housewife will deduct these pennies before she hands her husband his pocketmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No pocketmoney for the boys this week then, and their haircuts will have to be postponed yet again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of pocket money These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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