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Synonyms for pelf

  • noun

Most common

gain wealth currency lucre refuse junk

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Gain — money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon

money, gain, lucre, wealth, currency, sugar, riches, loot, lettuce, cabbage, moolah, bootle, kale, gelt, scratch slang US, bread slang US, legal tender slang US, dough slang, rhino slang dated, lolly slang, dinero slang, wampum slang US

2. Stuff — rubbish, trash; specifically (UK, dialectal) refuse from plants

stuff, waste, trash US, refuse, garbage US AU CA, junk, debris, rubbish AU, litter, scrap, offal

Antonyms

somebody, boss, mayor

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.

  2. n. 2

    Rubbish, trash; specifically (UK, dialectal) refuse from plants.

Related words

Other spellings
pelfe

Forms

Plural
pelfs → moneys, gains, wealths, currencies…

Example sentences

  • gain Tom doesn't gain weight even though he eats a lot.
  • wealth We put a wealth of information at your fingertips.
  • currency The authorities managed to stabilize the currency.
  • refuse I didn't really think Tom would refuse to do that.
  • junk There's nothing in here but a lot of useless junk.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pelffalling
gainsteady
wealthrising
currencysteady
lucresteady
refusesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gain1, junk1, loot1, kale1, gelt
5 letters
money2, stuff1, waste1, sugar2, bread1, trash1, dough1, scrap1, rhino2, lolly2, offal, lucre
6 letters
wealth1, refuse2, debris2, litter2, riches2, moolah, dinero, bootle, wampum2
7 letters
scratch1, garbage2, rubbish2, lettuce2, cabbage2
8 letters
currency3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (money2 = 2 syllables).