Meanings
- uncountableSome extra money not needed for essential payments, which is available for spending on luxuries, hobbies, or simply going out for a beer.
Near-synonyms: beer ticket (humorous sense), pin money, pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, petty cash
1 more example
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 GuardianSynonyms: beer ticket, pin money, pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, petty cash
- UKhistoricaluncountableMoney given to soldiers in the British army, in lieu of beer and spirits.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSome extra money not needed for essential payments, which is available for spending on luxuries, hobbies, or simply going out for a beer.
Translations
Finnish taskuraha
- taskurahasome extra money
Cite this entry
beer money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20money
“beer money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20money. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beer money,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20money.
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