pelf

pelf

P0155700 (pĕlf)n. Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin pelfra, pelfa, probably from Old French pelfre; see pilfer.]

pelf

(pɛlf) nderogatory money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre[C14: from Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil]

pelf

(pɛlf)

n. money, esp. of questionable source. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French pelfre, peufre booty]

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pelf - informal terms for money boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, shekels, simoleons, wampum, loot, dough, bread, cabbage, sugar, scratchmoney - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

pelf

nounA great amount of accumulated money and precious possessions:affluence, fortune, riches, treasure, wealth.