mazuma
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mazuma
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew mĕzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from mĕzūmmān “prepared,” akin to zĕman “time”; monsoon ( def. ), Sivan ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"High-ball mazuma for the house, Red," he said, twisting his mustache.
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Gather up this mazuma, Watson, and give His Nibs a receipt for it, as we are both after the coin, only you haven't got the nerve to admit it.
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Merritt managed to dig up some mazuma, and we chipped in fifty apiece and became the proud possessors of Big Pete.
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That fellow was a pen-pusher in a mazuma emporium—I mean a bank clerk.
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They need some mazuma to start in with.
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