What are some examples of small amounts of money, as set out in the answers above, and can sometimes be related to part-time earnings, or sums of money earned or raised in addition to a salary? I believe the term refers to the ancient concept of small beer, which was beer with lower alcohol content specifically brewed for children as an alternative to the drinking water which carried dangerous diseases.

Small beer noun 1 chiefly Brit. Even with $10,000 to invest, you are still small beer for most stockbrokers. 2 archaic weak beer.

What are some examples of small amounts of money, as set out in the answers above, and can sometimes be related to part-time earnings, or sums of money earned or raised in addition to a salary? I believe the term refers to the ancient concept of small beer, which was beer with lower alcohol content specifically brewed for children as an alternative to the drinking water which carried dangerous diseases.

Small beer noun 1 chiefly Brit. Even with $10,000 to invest, you are still small beer for most stockbrokers. 2 archaic weak beer.

What are some examples of small amounts of money, as set out in the answers above, and can sometimes be related to part-time earnings, or sums of money earned or raised in addition to a salary? I believe the term refers to the ancient concept of small beer, which was beer with lower alcohol content specifically brewed for children as an alternative to the drinking water which carried dangerous diseases.

Small beer noun 1 chiefly Brit. Even with $10,000 to invest, you are still small beer for most stockbrokers. 2 archaic weak beer.

I think both terms speak of gaining information, but elicit carries a sense of trying to come by information without making it obvious what you are doing or what information you are really seeking, while solicit is just a straightforward request.