gelt
/ɡɛlt
/noun [mass noun] informal
Money.I just wish I could remember the URL and help them make some more gelt....
- Despite my earlier misgivings, this place is a find for those ready to shell out serious gelt.
- We've vowed to help these unfortunate million- and billionaires lose their confusion, pain and gelt… er, guilt, despite their oppressively large bank accounts.
Origin
Early 16th century (originally often used to refer to the pay of a German army): from German Geld 'money'.
Rhymes
- pass box
- pass burner
- pass burning
- pass-by
- pass card
- pass check
- Passchendaele, Battle of
- passcode
- pass court
- pass coverage
- pass defence
- pass defense
- pass deflection
- pass degree
- pass door
- passecaille
- passecalle
- Passe Crasanne
- Passe Crassane
- passed ball
- passed-down
- passed master
- passed-on
- passed-out
- passed-over