Mazuma

//məˈzuːmə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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