mazuma

[ muh-zoo-muh ]

/ məˈzu mə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mazuma ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Slang.

money.

Origin of mazuma

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew məzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from məzūmmān “prepared”

Words nearby mazuma

mazopathia, mazopathy, mazopexy, mazoplasia, Mazu, mazuma, mazurka, mazy, mazzard, Mazzini, mb

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Example sentences from the Web for mazuma

But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time.
The Four Million|O. Henry
I think you're out of mazuma, and that's why I'm doing this.
The Fiction Factory|John Milton Edwards
When they want it, every one of these memoranda must be Johnny-on-the-spot before they can dig up the mazuma.
Bucky O'Connor|William MacLeod Raine
All his life hes had to pinch, and now he hangs on to the mazuma with a deathlike grip.
The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan Scott

British Dictionary definitions for mazuma

mazuma

/ (məˈzuːmə) /

noun

slang, mainly US money

Word Origin for mazuma

C20: from Yiddish

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mazuma
释义	mazuma [ muh-zoo-muh ] / məˈzu mə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mazuma ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. money. Origin of mazuma First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew məzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from məzūmmān “prepared” Words nearby mazuma mazopathia, mazopathy, mazopexy, mazoplasia, Mazu, mazuma, mazurka, mazy, mazzard, Mazzini, mb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mazuma But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time. The Four Million\|O. Henry I think you're out of mazuma, and that's why I'm doing this. The Fiction Factory\|John Milton Edwards When they want it, every one of these memoranda must be Johnny-on-the-spot before they can dig up the mazuma. Bucky O'Connor\|William MacLeod Raine All his life hes had to pinch, and now he hangs on to the mazuma with a deathlike grip. The New Boys at Oakdale\|Morgan Scott British Dictionary definitions for mazuma mazuma / (məˈzuːmə) / noun slang, mainly US money Word Origin for mazuma C20: from Yiddish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mazuma cabbage, dough, scratch, cash, funds, coin, finance, greenbacks, dollars
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mazuma

noun Slang.

Origin of mazuma

Words nearby mazuma

Example sentences from the Web for mazuma

British Dictionary definitions for mazuma

noun

Word Origin for mazuma

Words related to mazuma