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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. en.m.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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. Copy citation. Word Family. Empty your sister's piggy bank and you'll have a pocket full of pelf, or money.

  6. 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.

  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. www.oed.com › dictionary › pelf_npelf, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    pelf typically occurs about 0.06 times per million words in modern written English. pelf is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English.

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

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

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › pelfPelf Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Money or wealth regarded with contempt. Webster's New World. Synonyms: wampum. sugar. simoleons. shekels. scratch. moolah. lettuce. kale. gelt. dough. dinero. bread. boodle. clams. cabbage. Origin of Pelf. Middle English from Medieval Latin pelfra, pelfa probably from Old French pelfre pilfer.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › pelfpelf - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    pelf /pɛlf/ n. derogatory money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre. Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil. 'pelf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): pilfer. Synonyms: profit, gain, spoils, booty, mammon, more...