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pin money

/ˈpɪn ˌmʌni/

翻译: 历史用语,指给女性(通常是妻子)用于个人开销或小额购物的少量钱款。原义为买针线别针的钱,后泛指任何用于个人零花的少量金钱。

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/ˈpɪn ˌmʌni/C1informalbritish已废弃
  • zh历史用语,指给女性(通常是妻子)用于个人开销或小额购物的少量钱款。原义为买针线别针的钱,后泛指任何用于个人零花的少量金钱。

A historical term referring to a small amount of money given to a woman, typically a wife, for personal expenses or small purchases. Originally, it literally referred to money used to buy pins, but later came to mean any small allowance for personal spending.

  1. Small amount of money for personal expensesB2informalbritish

    A small sum of money earned or saved for minor personal expenses, often by a spouse or partner.

    zh零花钱

    • She works part-time just to earn some pin money.
    • He used his pin money to buy a new book.
    • They saved their pin money for a weekend trip.