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    pelf
    /pɛlf/

    noun

    • 1. money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way: archaic "damnation dog thee and thy wretched pelf!"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pelfPelf Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈpelf. Synonyms of pelf. : money, riches. Did you know? In the late Middle Ages, the Anglo-French word pelfre, meaning "booty" or "stolen goods," was borrowed into English as pelf with the added meaning of "property." ( Pelfre is also an ancestor of the English verb pilfer, meaning "to steal.")

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › pelfPELF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pelf definition: money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.. See examples of PELF used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pelfPelf - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. money, especially gained in a dishonest way. synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Pelf." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pelf.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPELF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. derogatory. money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: from Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil. Word Frequency.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pelfpelf - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · pelf ( countable and uncountable, plural pelfs) ( uncountable, chiefly derogatory, dated) Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: acquisition, Thesaurus: booty, Thesaurus: money.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pelfPelf - definition of pelf by The Free Dictionary

    Define pelf. pelf synonyms, pelf pronunciation, pelf translation, English dictionary definition of pelf. n. Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › pelfPELF - 42 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    These are words and phrases related to pelf. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page.