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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small fund of money for incidental expenses, as in an office.

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  • noun a small amount of cash kept by a company, used for low-cost immediate expenditure

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  • noun a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses

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