Mazuma
//məˈzuːmə// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Cash, money. US, slang, uncountable
"I can post some strong-arm talent outside, but even non-Union like everything else in town, after a while that runs into considerable mazuma—so we should be thinking about longer-term solutions."
Example
More examples"I can post some strong-arm talent outside, but even non-Union like everything else in town, after a while that runs into considerable mazuma—so we should be thinking about longer-term solutions."
Etymology
From Yiddish מזומן (mezumen, “cash”), from Hebrew מְזוּמָּן (m'zumán, “prepared, ready; cash”), passive present participle of זִימֵּן (zimén, “to prepare, appoint”).
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