as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy
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Recent Examples of pelf
Thomasine and Bushrod join up (as sheriffs relate) and share their pelf with Mexicans, Native Americans, other Black people, and poor white people.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelf
Noun
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Congress allocates money to these priorities, and then the agencies work out the finer details.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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About 30%, or $43 billion, of our money was lost to waste, fraud or abuse.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At Marathon, Elliott helped facilitate the addition of a new director, transition to a new CEO, closure of the gap in per barrel EBITDA with VLO, retirement of 50% of its shares outstanding since 2021, and sale of the Speedway retail operation for $17 billion in after-tax cash proceeds.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some countries, including the U.S., have tried to provide cash incentives for women to have more babies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Coining a Malady Ancient Greeks made their coins by extracting silver from lead-rich ore.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Australia and New Zealand phased out their 1-cent coins in the 1990s, and Canada followed suit in 2012.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That’s due to the impact of tariffs on the U.S. dollar and other global currencies.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Digital currency exchange Coinbase is slated to report earnings later Thursday.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Pelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelf. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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