as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy
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Recent Examples of pelf
Thomasine and Bushrod join up (as sheriffs relate) and share their pelf with Mexicans, Native Americans, other Black people, and poor white people.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelf
Noun
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But MicroStrategy, the company that’s now known as Strategy and has been raising money to buy bitcoin, slid to a loss of 1.8%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Well, apparently the Kentucky distillery is continuing its altruistic streak, because starting today nonprofit organizations can apply to the 100 Bourbon Sets for 100 Charities initiative to receive some of its most valuable bottles to auction off to raise money for a series of good causes.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As an bonus, this would save the cash taking unnecessary detours to the federal government to pay bureaucrats, some of whom Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) suspects to be curiously well-off indeed.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The company terminated its $5 million revolving line of credit in January 2024 and expects its cash and cash equivalents to be sufficient to fund operations through 2025.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These methods work for a coin or two, but would be cumbersome for large deals.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Bahamas Assembly approved the coins, commissioning the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England, to produce them.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Monday's announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the currency and remove Jackson, the country's seventh president and a slaveholder.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The dollar has been weakening against most other currencies.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Pelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelf. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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