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per day and was a replacement for a daily issuance of beer or spirits while troops were on home service. The allowance continued until 1873 when it was rolled into the soldier's daily pay.
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and to a lesser extent in England as a colloquialism for personal money set aside for entertainment, such as going to a pub.
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The phrase "beer money" is still commonly used in the
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Beer money (disambiguation)
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19th-century history of the British Army
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