pelf
Pelf (noun) means Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
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, ferpe, frepe (“a rag”). The English word is perhaps related to Late Latin pelfa, pelfra, pelfrum (“forfeited or stolen goods”), Middle French peuffe and French peufe, peuffe (“old clothes; rubbish”) (Normandy), and pilfer.
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What is the meaning of pelf?
"pelf" (noun) means money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
What are the different meanings of pelf?
"pelf" has 3 main meanings: 1. Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon; 2. Rubbish, trash; specifically (UK, dialectal) refuse from plants; 3. Dust; fluff.