手て元もと金きん

noun

cash on hand; ready money; spending money

Refers to money that is immediately available for use, such as cash kept at home, in a wallet, or petty cash for daily expenses.

• 旅りょ行こうの前まえに手て元もと金きんを確かく認にんしておく。

  I check the cash on hand before a trip.

• 手て元もと金きんが足たりなくて、ATMでおろした。

  I didn't have enough cash on hand, so I withdrew some from the ATM.