gelt
1[ gelt ]
/ gɛlt /
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verb
a simple past tense and past participle of geld1.
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Origin of gelt
21890–95; <Yiddish <Middle High German geld money; in earlier British dial. uses <German or Dutch; see geld2
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gelt2
/ (ɡɛlt) /
noun
slang, mainly US cash or funds; money
Word Origin for gelt
C19: from Yiddish, from Old High German gelt reward
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