walk around money

walk around + money

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

• walkaround money, walk-around money

• street money
• precinct money