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    mazuma
    /məˈzuːmə/

    noun

    • 1. money; cash: informal US "the society does its best on limited mazuma"

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  3. Origin of mazuma 1. First recorded in 18951900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew mĕzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from mĕzūmmān “prepared,” akin to zĕman “time”; monsoon ( def ), Sivan ( def ) Discover More.

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  4. 1. a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender. 2. the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority. 3. a particular denomination or form of currency. silver money. 4. property or assets with reference to their realizable value.

  5. 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, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, moola, scratch. Chiefly British: brass. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  6. economics and commerce U.S. English colloquial and slang. Money (originally as consisting ordinarily of (silver) pennies). In later use also: small change, coppers (frequently. The metal regarded as a valuable possession or medium of exchange; hence, silver coin; also (chiefly.

  7. noun. ma· zu· ma. məˈzümə. plural -s. slang. : money. Word History. Etymology. Yiddish mezumen, from Hebrew mĕzūmān, mĕzummān fixed, appointed. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  8. Sep 2, 2024 · From Yiddish מזומן (mezumen, “cash”), from Hebrew מְזוּמָּן (m'zumán, “prepared, ready; cash”), passive present participle of זִימֵּן (zimén, “to prepare, appoint”).

  9. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition From Yiddish מזומן (mezumen, “cash" ), from Hebrew מְזוּמָּן (m'zumán, “prepared, ready; cash" ), passive present participle of זִימֵּן (zimén, “to prepare, appoint" ).