pelf
12 synonyms for pelf, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Money or wealth, especially when got dishonestly.
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Etymology
From Late Middle English pelf, pelfe (“stolen goods, booty, spoil; forfeited property; money, riches; property; valuable object”), possibly from Anglo-Norman pelf (a variant of pelfre (“booty, loot”)) and Old French peufre (“frippery; rubbish”); further etymology uncertain, possibly a metathesis of Old French felpe, fe...
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