pocket money

noun

1. （父母给孩子的）零花钱
   a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month
2. 零用钱；小额私用款
   a small amount of money that you can spend on things you need or want

1. N-UNCOUNT （父母给孩子的）零用钱，零花钱
   Pocket money is money which children are given by their parents, usually every week.
   1. We agreed to give her £6 a week pocket money.
      我们同意每周给她6英镑零花钱。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 allowance


2. N-UNCOUNT 日常零用钱；挣得的小钱
   Pocket money is a small amount of money which you earn, and which you can use for buying things that you want.
   1. Volunteers receive £21 pocket money each week, accommodation and expenses.
      志愿者每周领到21英镑的零用钱，免费住宿，还得到一笔生活费。

1. We agreed to give her £ 6 a week pocket money.
   我们同意每周给她6英镑零花钱。
2. Volunteers receive £ 21 pocket money each week, accommodation and expenses.
   志愿者每周领到21英镑的零用钱，免费住宿，还得到一笔生活费。
3. He saved up his pocket money in order to buy a gift.
   他把零用钱积聚起来，想买件礼物。
4. Five dollars are allowed each month for pocket money.
   每月给五美元作零花钱。
5. I wish to change some pocket money.
   我希望换些零钱。
6. He docked her pocket money until the debt was paid off.
   他削减了她的零用钱，直到还清了债务。
7. What did you buy with your pocket money?
   你用你的零花钱买了什么？
8. Don't you still have some pocket money left?
   你不还剩了一些零用钱吗？
9. I used to spend all my pocket money on clothes and snacks.
   我以前总是将我所有的零花钱都用来买衣服和零食。
10. Your son gets much too much pocket money.
    你儿子的零花钱太多了。
11. I want to donate my pocket money to the pathetic children in Yushu.
    我要把我的零用钱捐献给玉树可怜的孩子们。
12. I think I can coax father into increasing my pocket money.
    我想我可以说服父亲增加我的零花钱。
13. My daughter calls me mean. I like that! I give her ten pounds pocket money every week!
    我的女儿讲我小气，哼，亏她说得出口！我每星期给她10英镑零用钱了。
14. What about your pocket money? Have you spent it all?
    你的零用钱呢？全花光了吗？
15. Have you got any pocket money from your parents this week?
    这周你从父母那里得到了零花钱了吗？
16. Well. You can buy the shoes with your pocket money.
    嗯。那你可以用你的零用钱来买鞋。
17. How do Millie and her friends spend their pocket money?
    米莉和她的朋友怎样花他们的零用钱呢？
18. Every time I ask him to give me some pocket money, he always forgets.
    每次我问他要零花钱，他总是忘了给。
19. It's no use buttering me up; you're having no more pocket money this week.
    奉承我没有用，这个星期你不会再有零用钱了。
20. Yes, I admit I no longer begged out of pocket money from my parents era.
    是的，我承认自己脱离了不再央求父母给我零花钱的时代。
21. Knowing nothing about that ancient country, I spent what little pocket money I had on my first map.
    虽然我对这个古老的国家一无所知，可还是用仅有的一点零花钱买下了这张地图，这是我拥有的第一张地图。
22. My mother advanced my pocket money.
    我母亲预先给了我零花钱。
23. I remember you have some pocket money left.
    我记得你有剩下一些零用钱。
24. In this way they can earn some pocket money.
    这样他们能赚上几个零花钱。
25. I shall go bankrupt if you children keep on asking for more pocket money!
    你们这些孩子再问我要零花钱我就要破产了。
26. I'll save my pocket money. She scratched up a few pounds.
    我要把零用钱攒起来。她只积攒了几镑钱。
27. Have you saved enough pocket money to go to the cinema?
    你存够零花钱去电影院看电影了吗？
28. I guess you have no pocket money, right?
    我猜你一点零用钱也没有，对吗？

noun

1. cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses

   Synonym:    pin moneyspending money