Meanings
nounpetty cash (uncountable)
- uncountablebusinessCash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
- uncountablehome economicsbusinessA small to moderate fund of cash kept ready at home for household expenses.
Near-synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money; beer money
Synonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money, pin money, beer money
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small to moderate fund of cash kept ready at home for household expenses.
Translations
Bulgarian джобни пари
- джобни пари (džobni pari)cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Chinese Mandarin 零用現金 /零用现金
- 零用現金 /零用现金 (língyòng xiànjīn)cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Finnish käteiskassa
- käteiskassacash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
German Portokasse
- Portokassecash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Irish mionairgead
- mionairgeadcash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Malay tunai runcit
- tunai runcitcash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Māori pūtea iti
- pūtea iticash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Polish kasa podręczna
- kasa podręcznacash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Russian мелочёвка, ме́лкая нали́чность
- мелочёвка (meločóvka)cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
- ме́лкая нали́чность (mélkaja nalíčnostʹ)cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Spanish caja menor
- caja menorcash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Swahili fedha kichele
- fedha kichelecash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
Swedish fickpengar
- fickpengarcash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
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APA
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“petty cash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20cash. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petty cash,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20cash.
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