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/pˈɛti kæʃ/ Listen

adjective

Petty adj. (compar. pettier; superl. pettiest) Little; trifling; inconsiderable; unimportant; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; petty complaints; a petty prince. "Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all."

Petty averages. See under Average.

Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or amounts.

Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army. Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See Petit.

Synonyms: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.

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"Petty cash" Quotes from Famous Books

... with a spiritual discussion on "Has Life a Double Meaning?" or "Is Existence a Joke?"—the exact title has not yet been decided. "Constant Reader" has already bought a penny packet of assorted stationery and charged it to the office petty cash, and only a really good murder can prevent the early appearance of his letter. As readers will remember, correct spelling is a feature ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 • Various

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