pelf

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

Origin of pelf

1
1300–50; Middle English <Old French pelfre booty

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pelf

/ (pɛlf) /


noun
  1. derogatory money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre

Origin of pelf

1
C14: from Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil

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