noun
pocket money; allowance; spending money
Money for personal daily expenses, often given regularly to children or as a small personal budget. The reading こづかいぜに is an older, now rare variant.
毎月、子供に小遣い銭を渡している。
I give my child pocket money every month.
小遣い銭が足りなくて、欲しい本が買えなかった。
I didn't have enough spending money, so I couldn't buy the book I wanted.