socket money

noun

Money that people are asked to contribute to birth or marriage festivities.

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Meanings

nounsocket money (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteslanguncountableMoney that people are asked to contribute to birth or marriage festivities.
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APA

socket money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socket%20money

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“socket money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socket%20money. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socket money,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socket%20money.

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