boodle
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbuːdəl/
- Archaic
- He won a large amount of boodle at the casino last night.
Examples
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I'm not leaving a case full of boodle out there, okay?
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The university never got its observatory, and the relatives split the boodle among themselves.
Fiction book (1994) -
Because this kid here has got the boodle.
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We're getting plenty of boodle.
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I think you might owe me a bit of extra boodle, eh?
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You can forget the boodle, Eddie.
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I'm going for the boodle.
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Most of your cash comes from City Hall boodle, and there's plenty of that, I hear.
Fiction book (1993) -
We don't want no more of this, we want our boodle!
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The fundraiser brought in a significant amount of boodle for the charity.
Synonyms
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9.4
A slang word for money
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8.6
An informal word for money that people use
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8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
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4.4
Things stolen from shops during chaos
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7.1
A large amount of money
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7.0
Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations
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9.2
An informal word for money
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9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
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9.9
Cash or coins that someone has
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9.9
Money you use to buy things
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9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
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8.6
Small amounts of money
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9.9
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
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9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
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9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
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9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
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9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
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8.6
Money that people use to buy things
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9.9
An informal name for money someone has to spend
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9.9
An informal word for money
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3.7
Cash you keep for immediate use
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9.9
Paper money and coins that you can spend
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9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
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9.9
A playful word children use to mean money
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9.9
An informal word for money
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9.9
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
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9.9
Informal British word for money, especially cash
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9.9
A very large amount of money
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Etymology
Boodle for money probably comes from an old word for someone's property, like Dutch boedel, and it also sounds like English booty ('loot'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of a suitcase or pile of cash, because to have the boodle is to have the money.