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Recent Examples of mad money
The wrong reasons: Paying for a vacation or want some mad money, for example.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad money
Noun
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In Pakistan, her mother told her to set aside any pocket money and, once it’s accumulated, buy 24-karat gold coins.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Acutis’ mother, Antonia Salzano, previously told CNN that her son spent time helping the homeless in Milan and giving his pocket money to those sleeping on the street.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
Noun
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At Mexican weddings, everyone who dances with the bride or groom is expected to pin money on their outfit, a celebratory gesture that contributes to the newlyweds’ honeymoon and other wedding expenses.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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At Mexican weddings, everyone who dances with the bride or groom is expected to pin money on their outfit, a celebratory gesture that contributes to the newlyweds’ honeymoon and other wedding expenses.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this year, Missouri House Republicans pushed for a bill to ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.—
Alecia Taylor
July 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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Hull had been told by the English Football League (EFL) that their failure to maintain transfer payments would result in a penalty preventing them from spending money on new players until January 2027.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The Granger government should pursue the right safeguards to prevent its oil fund from becoming a petty cash reserve for the president.—
Raúl Gallegos,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Feb. 2017
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Yes, there’s a bit of petty cash filtering in here and there for their little projects.—
Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2023
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Tools and resources to support you There are many tools and resources out there designed to support entrepreneurs.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Mad money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20money. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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