gelt

gelt ¹

 (gĕlt)

n. Slang

Money.

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[Yiddish, from Middle High German geld, from Old High German gelt, recompense.]

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gelt ²

 (gĕlt)

v. Archaic

A past tense and a past participle of geld¹.

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gelt

(ɡɛlt)

vb

archaic or dialect a past tense and past participle of geld¹

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gelt

(ɡɛlt)

n

slang chiefly US cash or funds; money

[C19: from Yiddish, from Old High German gelt reward]

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gelt

(gɛlt)

n. Slang.

money.

[1890–95; < Yiddish < Middle High German]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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gelt

noun

Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:

cash, currency, lucre, money.

Informal: wampum.

Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, green, jack, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch.

Chiefly British: brass.

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Translations

gelt

[gelt] N (US) → pasta f

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