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別の表記

• walkaround money, walk around money

名詞

walk-around money (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Petty cash, money for use on trivial items while walking around.
   • 2012, James E. Jones, Money Thief, p. 43:

     Twenty dollars between the three of us wasn't a lot, but it was walk-around money for grub and cigarettes.

2. (米国用法 politics, especially Baltimore, colloquial) Money from a political campaign for use ensuring supporters bring voters to the polls, both for legitimate get out the vote efforts and political corruption.
   • 1979, "Statement of Hon. Trent Lott..." in Hearings before the Committee on House Administration ... on H.R. 1 and Related Legislation, p. 264:

     Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal...
     Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show.

   • 2003 Sept. 5, Walter F. Roche Jr., "Paying of Election Day Workers OK'd" in The Baltimore Sun:

     The brief order issued late yesterday clears the way for candidates and their committees, as soon as Tuesday's city elections in Baltimore, to pay so-called walk-around money to people hired for the day to distribute campaign literature.

   • 2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:31:23:

     Parker: I'll tell you what I would like: another 75 in cash for walk-around money.
     Royce: 75, hm? Call another game.

   • 2008, Michael Olesker, The Colts' Baltimore, p. 6:

     Loser's Town, the outsiders said. Washington had power. Baltimore's politics was based on election-day walk-around money, handed over with a sly wink by the precinct bosses, ensuring everybody got out the neighborhood vote.

同意語

• (cash for walking around): petty cash
• (potentially corrupt GOTV money): street money, precinct money

語源

walk around + money

名詞

walk around money (uncountable)

1. (US, especially Baltimore) Money dispensed from a political campaign to supporters for the purpose of ensuring or assisting them in bringing potential voters to the polls.
   • The brief order issued late yesterday clears the way for candidates and their committees, as soon as Tuesday's city elections in Baltimore, to pay so-called walk-around money to people hired for the day to distribute campaign literature.

     The Baltimore Sun

   • Baltimore's politics was based on electionday walk-around money, handed over with a sly wink by the precinct bosses, ensuring everybody got out the neighborhood vote.

     2008, The Colts' Baltimore by Michael Olesker

   • Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money?

     1979, United States Congress House Committee on House Administration. U.S. Government Printing Office

2. Money intended to be used on small notions and trivial items, such as what one might buy while walking around.
   • Twenty dollars between the three of us wasn't a lot, but it was walk-around money for grub and cigarettes.

     2012, Money Thief: The life and times of a master Till-Tapper By James E. J.J. Jones

   • Stone has agreed that thirty thousand dollars per month in walk around money is reasonable,” he said. “You mean, I can have thirty thousand dollars per month in walk around money?” I asked.

     2008, I No Longer Play the Game by Anthony Lawrence

別の表記

• walkaround money, walk-around money

同意語

• street money
• precinct money