noun
spending money; way of spending money
Dated term for how one spends money, often with a nuance of small or loose change. Compare with 金遣い, which is the modern, general term.
See also: 金遣い
彼は銭遣いが荒い。
He is a lavish spender (of small money).
昔の人は銭遣いに細かかった。
People in the old days were meticulous about how they spent their money.
Modern, general term for spending money; 銭遣い is dated and often implies small change or a more old-fashioned context.
Compound of 銭 (zeni, 'small change, money') and 遣い (zukai, 'using, spending'). The reading づかい is a rendaku form of つかい.