pelf
pronunciation
How to pronounce pelf in British English:
UK [pelf]
How to pronounce pelf in American English:
US [pɛlf]
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- Noun:
- informal terms for money
Word Origin
- pelf (n.)
- mid-14c., "stolen goods," from Anglo-French pelf, Old French pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin; also see pilfer. Meaning "money, riches," with a pejorative overtone first recorded c. 1500.