wad
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4.6
- noun
- /wɑd/
:
fajo
- He pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket to pay for dinner.
So here's this guy that's got a big fat wad of cash in his pocket.
- So here's this guy that's got a big fat wad of cash in his pocket.
Examples
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Yeah, searched him, found a big wad of cash.
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So here's this guy that's got a big fat wad of cash in his pocket.
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Look, there should be a wad of cash--
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Had a wad of cash waiting for me.
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That guarantees we'll have another big wad of cash when we get here next time.
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But later when I finished, I found a wad of $100 bills on the floor that said Gold Leaf Bank.
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I'm carrying the wad of money they gave me in my pocket.
Academic text (2007) -
Barbara returned at five, and I handed her a wad of taxi vouchers.
Fiction book (1996) -
ACE takes some money out of his coat and puts the thick wad of bills on the table.
Fiction book (1995) -
Joe reaches into his jacket and pulls out a wad of money the size of a small cabbage.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
37
4.4
A large amount of money
32
7.1
A large amount of money
17
1.8
A large pile of things or a large amount
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
14
5.5
A large amount of money often gained quickly
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
3
9.1
A very large amount of something
3
3.7
A fairly large amount of money that is nice to get
1
3.2
An amount that fills a sack, like a large bag of apples
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
1
1.0
A large number or amount of something
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A large thick bundle of paper or money
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
6.7
A very large amount of something, for example many things or people
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
A large amount of things, like books or food
A large bundle of clothes or goods made for transport
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A large number of people or things
A large amount of things like clothes or money
A very large number of people or things
A very large amount of something, often said in a friendly or joking way
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Etymology
Wad also grew to mean a large bundle or pile, especially of paper money, keeping the old sense of a 'bundle' — so a wad of bills is simply a tight bundle of notes.