Pelf: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Pelf noun. Money or wealth, especially when gained dishonestly.
How to say it
PELF/ˈpɛlf/
1 syllable.
Pelf in a sentence
The dictator fled with his pelf in a convoy of lorries.
Poets have always sneered at pelf, usually while asking for an advance.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- lucre
- loot
- riches
- plunder
Where pelf comes from
From Old French pelfre, spoils or booty.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Poets have always sneered at _____, usually while asking for an advance.
- collateral
- gentrification
- pelf
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pelf: Poets have always sneered at pelf, usually while asking for an advance.