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Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.

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  1. n. Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.
  2. n. informal terms for money
  3. Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural. "Mucky pelf." Spenser. "Paltry pelf." Burke. Can their pelf prosper, not got by valor or industry Fuller.
  4. Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea ofsomething ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural. "Mucky pelf."Spenser. "Paltry pelf." Burke.Can their pelf prosper, not got by valor or industry Fuller.
  5. n informal terms for money