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View synonyms for pelf

pelf

[ pelf ]

noun

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


pelf

/ pɛlf /

noun

  1. derogatory.
    money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelf1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French pelfre booty
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelf1

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

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.

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