incense money; funeral offering
Money brought to a funeral or wake, traditionally intended to cover incense costs. Often placed in a special envelope and offered at the altar.
I bring incense money to the wake.
geisha fee; geisha time charge
Historical term for the fee paid for a geisha's time, often calculated per incense stick burned. Now largely obsolete; modern geisha fees use other terms.
In the old days, hiring a geisha incurred a fee called incense money.