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petty cash

noun

  1. a cash fund for paying small charges, as for minor office supplies or deliveries.


petty cash

noun

  1. a small cash fund kept on a firm's premises for the payment of minor incidental expenses
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of petty cash1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Yet she was also consistently generous — giving nearly-new clothes and jewelry to friends she thought better suited for them; keeping a petty cash fund just for veterinary bills for loved ones’ ailing pets.

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So Landis and one of the producers, George Folsey Jr., went outside regulations, casting children of mutual acquaintances, keeping their names out of the production’s official paperwork and paying them in petty cash.

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According to the organization’s website, participants “learn everything from walkie-talkies to petty cash reconciliation, from lock-up to Who’s Who on the job, as well as office and on-set practices and protocols.â€

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The thief stole some petty cash from Johnny Doughnuts’ office in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday night, police said.

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“We want the government to provide emergency services like helping fund tickets, food, petty cash, and cellphones and emergent medical needs on arrival,†Vazquez said.

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