gelt

Examples

• All

• He has saved up enough gelt to buy a new bike.

• Well, el gelt geflohen was absoluto necesario... to "purchaso" uno "fino dressesario."

  The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

• If you guys don't know, this is this is gelt, which is currency for the game of dreidel.

• He spoke to Israel National Radio's Goldstein on Gelt show with Douglas Goldstein about energy.

  Blog text (3)

• She is married to Harry, an ill-natured dolt much older than she, but with the gelt to provide the aforementioned delights.

  Fiction book (1992)

• So rather than protesting, I think the Wiesenthal Center should encourage their efforts to enrich a few Tribesmen, and if they really want to stick it to them, see if they can't finagle a deal for some guilt-gelt from Facebook.

  Blog text (22)

• During the holiday season, children often receive gelt as a special treat.

• After winning the game, they rewarded us with some gelt.

Synonyms

S

sugar

vsgelt

• Slang

182 9.4

A slang word for money

is the same informal money idea without this exact label

D

dough

vsgelt

• Slang

149 8.6

An informal word for money that people use

is the same idea but noted as informal in origin

B

bread

vsgelt

• Slang

104 8.3

Informal name for money used to buy things

is equally informal but comes from a different playful term

S

scratch

vsgelt

• Slang

37 9.2

An informal word for money

is the same informal money sense but different slang origin

C

cabbage

vsgelt

• Archaic

7 9.9

Money in the form of cash or paper bills

is broader, covering cash generally not only bills

M

moolah

vsgelt

• Slang

7 9.9

Money you use to buy things

matches this informal use but is from a different origin

L

lettuce

vsgelt

• Slang

6 9.9

A slang word for money, often cash

is informal too but more neutral than playful humour

D

dinero

vsgelt

• Slang

5 9.0

An informal, playful word for money from Spanish

is the same informal cash sense without foreign playfulness

M

moola

vsgelt

• Slang

5 9.9

Money you can hold, like bills or coins

shares the informal cash sense but differs only in spelling

W

wampum

vsgelt

• Archaic

3 9.9

Informal word for money, often meaning cash

is the modern informal cash sense rather than an old term

S

simoleon

vsgelt

• Archaic

1 9.9

An informal word for money, especially dollars

is general informal cash without tying to a currency

K

kale

vsgelt

• Slang

1 9.9

An informal word for money

is the same casual cash meaning without that slang form

L

lolly

vsgelt

• Slang

1 9.9

An informal name for money someone has to spend

is the simple informal cash sense without that specific slang

B

boodle

vsgelt

• Archaic

1 9.9

A large amount of cash kept for spending

is general informal cash without implying large sums

C

clams

vsgelt

• Archaic

1 8.6

Small amounts of money

is general informal cash without implying small sums

W

wonga

vsgelt

• Slang

9.9

Informal British word for money, especially cash

is informal cash but not specifically British in usage

D

duit

vsgelt

• Philippine

9.9

Informal word for money often used in Malaysia and Indonesia

is the general informal cash term without regional marking

S

soldi

vsgelt

• Informal

9.9

Informal Italian word for money or cash

is the same casual cash sense without the Italian context

S

shekels

vsgelt

• Slang

8.6

Money that people use to buy things

is the general informal cash sense without this regional name

Antonyms

P

poverty

550 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

How Much

wealth

507 1.3

gelt

• Slang

3 9.9

pittance

15 7.9

Surface Forms

Etymology