🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Taschengeld

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pocket-money/ˈpɒkɪt ˈmʌni/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er hat sein Taschengeld gespart, um ein neues Spielzeug zu kaufen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small amount of money given to children by their parents for personal spending.

    "She saved her pocket-money to buy a new toy."
  2. 2

    Money that is available for discretionary spending.

    "He used his pocket-money to treat his friends to ice cream."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pocket-money' originated in the early 19th century, combining 'pocket', derived from the Old French 'poque', meaning a small bag, and 'money', from Latin 'moneta'. It evolved to refer to a small amount of money given to children for personal use.

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