pelf
Example Sentences
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It borrowed until it couldn't borrow anymore to pay for a slew of programs, public employee pensions and other pelf it couldn't afford.
From US News ● May 26, 2016
With a slight fraction of this pelf he combed sandlot, high school, college, obscure league; purchased the economical services of several bright-faced lads; settled to the business of developing another winning team.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until the demands are met, the Duvalier regime has fashioned its own means of gathering pelf, at an estimated rate of $6,000,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, during one sweltering London afternoon, a little man of 61, whose brown beard is turning white, set what is believed to be a world's record, yet reaped no plaudits and no pelf.
From Time Magazine Archive
They who are rich find it hardest to part with their pelf.
From A Very Naughty Girl by Meade, L. T.
Vocabulary lists containing pelf
Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 1
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 1
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