Meaning
The housekeeping money set aside for buying food and groceries — what a person budgets to spend at the market and shop to feed the household. A man 'giving her market money' provides for the family's food; running short of 'market money' means the food budget is tight. It names the everyday, essential household provision, distinct from rent or other bills.
Examples
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Him gi har market money every week fi feed di family.
He gives her housekeeping money every week to feed the family.
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Di market money nuh stretch far dis month.
The grocery money isn't stretching far this month.
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Save some a di market money fi di light bill.
Save some of the grocery money for the electricity bill.
Origin
From 'market' + 'money'; the household food/grocery budget. See [[market-day]], [[trus]].
How it’s used
Household grocery/food money (housekeeping). See [[market-day]], [[trus]].