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pelf

[ pelf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.

pelf

/ pɛlf /

Origin of pelf¹

1300–50; Middle English < Old French pelfre booty

Origin of pelf¹

C14: from Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil

China is a student's paradise where the possession of learning is instantly convertible into unlimited pelf.

Fear prompts him to ask, and Greed—greed for power, place and pelf—answers.

The pelf and trinkets that she had upon her Were not demanded.D.

The ruling passion of the age: worship of self and worship of pelf.

We know how many men give up their mental independence for the sake of pelf and power.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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