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beer money

beer money noun: some extra money not needed for essential payments, which is available for spending on luxuries, hobbies, or simply going out for a beer.

Noun

beer money (uncountable)

  1. Some 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
    • 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
  2. (UK, historical) Money given to soldiers in the British army, in lieu of beer and spirits.

Synonyms of beer money

Questions about beer money

What does beer money mean?
Beer money means some extra money not needed for essential payments, which is available for spending on luxuries, hobbies, or simply going out for a beer.
What part of speech is beer money?
Beer money is a noun.

Words near beer money in the dictionary

  1. beer match
  2. beer matches
  3. beer mats
  4. beer mile
  5. beer miles
  6. beer money
  7. beer muscles
  8. beer mustard
  9. beer mustards
  10. beer nut
  11. beer nuts

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