英 [ˈspendɪŋ mʌni] 美 [ˈspendɪŋ mʌni]
零花钱；口袋钱：用于日常开销的少量钱。
spending money //
不可数名词 Spending money is money that you have or are given to spend on personal things for pleasure, especially when you are on holiday. (尤指度假时用的)零用钱
Jo will use her winnings as spending money on her holiday to the Costa Brava.
乔将把她赢的钱作为去布拉沃海岸度假时用的零花钱。
cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
同义词： pocket money / pin money
经我不断唠叨，哄骗，大声叫嚷，最后还威胁不给他 零用钱 ( spending money )，罗比才在第二天早上把成绩单寄出。
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零用钱
They really do get pleasure from spending money on other people.
他们确实因把钱花在别人身上而从中得到快乐。
Jo will use her winnings as spending money on her holiday to the Costa Brava.
乔将把她赢的钱作为去布拉沃海岸度假时用的零花钱。
Research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself.
研究表明，把钱花在别人身上比花在自己身上让你更快乐。
This helps avoid arguments about spending money.
VOA : special.2010.02.19
But a mountain of those who think that they are in power, who think that they are in control, who think that there's no need that they have it, they can't satisfy by spending money.
但实际上，这座山暗指那些自恃有权之人，那些自恃能够控制局面的人,认为金钱，可以买到一切。
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Some people believe that spending money on an advertisement is more important than making a quality product.
有的人相信多花钱做广告比生产质量好的产品更重要。
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The group's Web site gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money.
VOA : special.2009.09.11
Educational advisers say foreign students should keep enough money in a local bank to pay for at least 2 months of spending.
VOA : special.2009.01.22
Access, for instance, is as much about thinking differently as it is spending money.
"It's not a great time to be spending money and building things, " he said.
Hierarchies make sure nobody runs off the reservation spending money on crazy, new ideas.