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informal
: money
Guilt turns to gelt as Stephanie's wealthy parents … welcome their disowned daughter back with open arms and open coffers.—
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: chocolate candy in the shape of coins often given to Jewish children at Hanukkah
Lila thought of Sarah's party—how everyone got bags of Hanukkah gelt, chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil.—Rosellen Brown
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The chocolate gelt—half-off at that point, since Hannukah was usually over—felt like exotic talismans.
—Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Ross offers tips on tablescapes for each, as well as recipes, so your Hanukkah table, for example, can glow with blue and amber hues, fresh flowers, candlelight and plenty of chocolate gelt coins.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Each face of the dreidel instructs a player to add gelt to the pot or take it from the pot.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The sixth annual event will feature the Menorah lighting, music, hot latkes, dreidels, crafts, gelt and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Ross offers tips on tablescapes for each, as well as recipes, so your Hanukkah table, for example, can glow with blue and amber hues, fresh flowers, candlelight and plenty of chocolate gelt coins.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Each face of the dreidel instructs a player to add gelt to the pot or take it from the pot.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The sixth annual event will feature the Menorah lighting, music, hot latkes, dreidels, crafts, gelt and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Gelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelt. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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