mazuma

American  

[muh-zoo-muh] / məˈzu mə /

noun

Slang.

1. money.

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mazuma British  

/ məˈzuːmə /

noun

1. slang money

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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”; cf. monsoon ( def. ), Sivan ( def. )

Explanation

Mazuma is a slang term that means "money." If you're meeting your friends for lunch and you've got plenty of mazuma in your pocket, you might offer to buy them all milkshakes. The informal word mazuma can be used interchangeably with dough, moolah, Benjamins, or any of numerous other slang terms for "money." Mazuma comes from the Yiddish mezumen, or "cash," and it was first used in English during the late 19th century. If you can't stop thinking about those amazing (expensive) sneakers you saw at the store, you'd better start saving up the mazuma you need to buy them!

Example Sentences

The guys with wads are not in the frame of mind to slack up on the mazuma, and the man with the portable tin banqueting canister isn't exactly ready to join the Bible class.

From Whirligigs by Henry, O.

"If you're after the mazuma you've struck a poor bank."

From A Texas Ranger by Raine, William MacLeod

They's so pooh thet she had ter go an' git hes gun so's ter be able ter sell it an' git enough mazuma ter plant him with thu 'propriate trimmin's.

From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank

I hope they've got their mazuma with them, for I've got my cash at last, and I'm on the warpath.

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan

Hold on, Kid, you'll need some mazuma, maybe.

From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery

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