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Meaning of "pelf" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PELF

From Old French pelfre booty; related to Latin pilāre to despoil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PELF

pelf  [pɛlf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PELF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pelf is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pelf

Money

Money is any object or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past, a standard of deferred payment. Any kind of object or verifiable record that fulfills these functions can be considered money. Money is historically an emergent market phenomenon establishing a commodity money, but nearly all contemporary money systems are based on fiat money. Fiat money, like any check or note of debt, is without intrinsic use value as a physical commodity. It derives its value by being declared by a government to be legal tender; that is, it must be accepted as a form of payment within the boundaries of the country, for "all debts, public and private". Such laws in practice cause fiat money to acquire the value of any of the goods and services that it may be traded for within the nation that issues it. The money supply of a country consists of currency and usually includes bank money.

Definition of pelf in the English dictionary

The definition of pelf in the dictionary is money or wealth, esp if dishonestly acquired; lucre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PELF


bookshelf
ˈbʊkʃɛlf
delf
dɛlf
delph
dɛlf
elf
ɛlf
Guelph
ɡwɛlf
herself
həˈsɛlf
himself
hɪmˈsɛlf
ice-shelf
ˈaɪsˌʃɛlf
itself
ɪtˈsɛlf
myself
maɪˈsɛlf
off-the-shelf
ˌɒfðəˈʃɛlf
oneself
wʌnˈsɛlf
ourself
aʊəˈsɛlf
self
sɛlf
shelf
ʃɛlf
themself
ðəmˈsɛlf
thyself
ðaɪˈsɛlf
top-shelf
ˌtɒpˈʃɛlf
unself
ʌnˈsɛlf
yourself
jɔːˈsɛlf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PELF

pelargonic acid
pelargonium
Pelasgi
Pelasgian
Pelasgic
Pele´s hair
pelecypod
pelerine
Peleus
Pelew Islands
pelham
Pelham Holles
Pelias
pelican
pelican crossing
Pelion
pelisse
pelite
pelitic
pell

WORDS THAT END LIKE PELF

continental shelf
do-it-yourself
English self
express oneself
find oneself
good self
higher self
ice shelf
inner self
lend itself
mantel shelf
nonself
off the shelf
on the shelf
parcel shelf
speak for itself
speak for yourself
the self
thing-in-itself
to be pleased with yourself

Synonyms and antonyms of pelf in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pelf» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PELF

Find out the translation of pelf to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pelf from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pelf» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

PELF
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelf
570 millions of speakers

English

pelf
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्र्पये
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pelf
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

PELF
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pelf
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাকাকড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lucre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Moneten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あぶく銭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pelf
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền bạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pelf
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीएलएच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vurgun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pelf
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pelf
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

PELF
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duiten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pelf
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pelf
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pelf

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PELF»

The term «pelf» is regularly used and occupies the 86.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PELF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pelf» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pelf» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pelf

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELF»

Discover the use of pelf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pelf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pelf - Emily's Men of Greed:
If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Google Play and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Contents Pelf About the Author ...
Derek Haines, 2014
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The Collected Stories of J.A. Cummings
‚Oh, yes,‛ Pelf said. ‚I do believe in you.‛ ‚And do you believe in yourself, Pelf? If you do not, then you can never learn the secrets that I have to tell.‛ Pelf swallowed hard and searched his feelings. ‚Yes,‛ he nodded, knowing it was true.
J.A. Cummings
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Walls
Jinks was impressed, and after the intense psychological screening that every potential SWAT officer receives, Pelf was placed in training. Three months later, thirty days of climbing barricades, hurdling through the obstacle course, being ...
D. C. Wilson, Nancy Rabuck Wilson, 2001
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Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California
DESCRIPTION: Long AF ( 16 to 19 rays); prickles on skin behind PecF or over entire body; DF usually joined to one-third height of first soft ray; 1st DF = 8 to 10, 2d DF = 19 to23,PelF = 4, AF = 17 to 19; ad. SL 6 to 9 cm (2.4 to 3.5 in.), max.
Samuel M. McGinnis, 2006
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Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
Steeve Giguère, John F. Prescott, Patricia M. Dowling. (A) 10 + Plasma —I— PELF 1 + BAL cells DCA concentration (pg/mL) O :0 O 0.001 . I I I I I I I I I I 0 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192 216 240 Time (h) ...
Steeve Giguère, John F. Prescott, Patricia M. Dowling, 2013
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Class Politics in the Information Age
Professional Pelf While the surplus wage threshold is basic to determining the respective shares of labor and professionals in surplus wages, the average paycheck defines the lower limit of professionals' pelf comparable to capital income or ...
Donald Clark Hodges, 2000
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Multidimensional NMR Methods for the Solution State
(Top) Simulation of the outcome of a DISTINCT scheme (a) with respect to a classical powder pattern (b) for a heteronuclear dipolar coupling. (Bottom) Example of the DISTINCT PELF spectrum on the headgroup and glycerol regions of lecithin ...
Gareth A. Morris, James W. Emsley, 2012
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Men and Manners: A Novel
ed with the requisites tor the meal, Mrs. Pelf ordered her to call in her master. Presently Pelf returned.- " That young sellow," he said, "that- came in for debt this morning, is half distracted yonder for want of company, and praying like bewitched ...
Francis Lathom, 1800
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Legionella: from protozoa to humans
Primer name Nucleotide sequence pelA cya F pelA cya R CTGCAGCTACATGAGCACACAAACAG pelB cya F pelB cya R pelD cya F pelD cya R pelE cya F pelE cya R pelF cya F GGATCCTTATGCGTAGCAGAACAGAA pelF cya R pelH cya F ...
Carmen Buchrieser
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
The April hoeing, when many thistles would be, as a matter of course, cut up with the other 'pelf' (H.K.). Glo.l Car. And I raked all the pilf off the land, THOMAS Rairdiga! Rhymes (1895) 6; Cor.1 Light grass and roots raked together to be burnt; ...
Joseph Wright

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pelf is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Serious Are The Twins About 2015?
Pelf could have some value to a sub-.500 club that simply needs a guy to eat innings while treading water, but for a team like the Twins that is in ... «Twins Daily, Jul 15»
2
Doling Out Thoughts
Just a cursory look at the pelf and privileges enjoyed by unelected, and far less accountable, senior government employees, makes that clear. «Outlook, Jul 15»
3
Letter: GOP's future
Fat cat donors directly or indirectly derive their pelf from the availability of cheap labor from people who can survive while working for less than ... «New Bern Sun Journal, Jul 15»
4
Time for BCCI to put its house in order
... has become a motley body of vested interests willing to fight or sleep with each other for power and pelf, not necessarily to the game's benefit ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Surjya, Biman slam Mamata on corruption
... of wealth and pelf of the Trinamool leaders on each passing day, the Opposition leader and CPI(M) state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra came ... «The Echo of India, Jul 15»
6
A Ramadan story
... that their sacrifice and compassion for “their brother” will serve as a template for those who, in their insatiable greed for power, pomp and pelf, ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
7
Learning to live with political dynasties
Dynasty: We just have to learn to live with it even if our dynasty-creating, power-kapit-tuko politicians insist on passing on positions and pelf to ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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Man who could do no wrong: N Srinivasan's charmed reign over …
There was unprecedented power and pelf at Srinivasan's disposal. Before his tenure, a BCCI president had one term of three years. In 2012, a ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Love Is Blind, and So Are the Courtney Love Haters
Sorry, Courtney Love is not a blond ingenue who conned her way to fame and pelf. No, she hustled (literally, at a Times Square peep show in ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
10
Modi's honeymoon is over
The BJP, despite its RSS stream, is as steeped in the culture of manipulative politics as any other party and as tempted by the power and pelf of ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

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