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Dictionary: gelt1   (gĕlt) pronunciation
 
n. Slang.

Money.

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


gelt2 (gĕlt) pronunciation
v.

A past tense and a past participle of geld1.


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noun

    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. See money.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Informal terms for money.

Tutor's tip: Note: "Geld" means to castrate a horse. "Gelt" is a slang term for money.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: informal terms for money
  Synonyms: shekels, dough, bread, dinero, lucre, loot, pelf, moolah, cabbage, kale


 
 
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