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petty cash

petty cash noun: cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.

Noun

petty cash (uncountable)

  1. Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
  2. (home economics) A 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

petty cash meaning in Tamil and Malay

petty cash in Tamil

சில்லறைத் தொகை

petty cash in Malay

cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business
tunai runcit

Synonyms of petty cash

All synonyms of petty cash

Questions about petty cash

What does petty cash mean?
Petty cash means cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
What is petty cash in Tamil?
Petty cash in Tamil is சில்லறைத் தொகை. See Petty cash meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petty cash?
Petty cash is a noun.

Words near petty cash in the dictionary

  1. petty averages
  2. petty bag
  3. petty bourgeois
  4. petty bourgeoisie
  5. petty bourgeoisies
  6. petty cash
  7. petty crime
  8. petty crimes
  9. petty criminal
  10. petty criminals
  11. Petty France

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