spending money

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“We could not have explained to the French that we were spending money on companies but not saving jobs in France, ” says one minister.
“把錢花在這些公司身上，但卻沒有把工作機會留在法國，這樣我們將無法向法國人交待”，一位部長表示。
Still, students need to know what to look for in a job, no matter whether it's for making some spending money, putting their textbook knowledge into practice, or just avoiding boredom.
不過，學(xué)生們還是必須知道自己想在工作中得到什么：是賺取更多的零用錢，將課本知識運用到實踐中去，還是僅僅為了逃避空虛無聊。
At a time when school districts are trying to get their budgets approved so they do not have to lay off teachers or cut programs, spending money on tablet computers may seem like an extravagance.
然而當學(xué)區(qū)正努力讓他們的預(yù)算得以通過，從而不至于必須解雇教師或削減規(guī)劃的時候，在平板電腦上花費金錢或許看起來太奢侈了。

This helps avoid arguments about spending money.
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.
但實際上，這座山暗指那些自恃有權(quán)之人，那些自恃能夠控制局面的人,認為金錢，可以買到一切。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選
Some people believe that spending money on an advertisement is more important than making a quality product.
有的人相信多花錢做廣告比生產(chǎn)質(zhì)量好的產(chǎn)品更重要。
廣告和價格的關(guān)系 - SpeakingMax英語口語達人

Hierarchies make sure nobody runs off the reservation spending money on crazy, new ideas.
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money that you can spend on activities you enjoy, entertainment, personal things, etc.

Spending money is money that you have or are given to spend on personal things for pleasure, especially when you are on holiday.