noun
one's own money; personal funds
Refers to money that belongs to oneself, as opposed to someone else's money or company funds. Often used in contexts like paying from one's own pocket.
交通費は身銭を切って払った。
I paid the travel expenses out of my own pocket.
彼は身銭をはたいてその絵を買った。
He spent his own money to buy that painting.