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boodle

[ bood-l ]

noun

  1. the lot, pack, or crowd:

    Send the whole boodle back to the factory.

  2. a large quantity of something, especially money:

    He's worth a boodle.

  3. a bribe or other illicit payment, especially to or from a politician; graft.
  4. stolen goods; loot; booty; swag.


verb (used without object)

, boo·dled, boo·dling.
  1. to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.

boodle

/ ˈbuːdəl /

noun

  1. money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
  2. another word for caboodle
“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

verb

  1. to give or receive money corruptly or illegally
“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
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Other Words From

  • boodler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boodle1

1615–25, Americanism; < Dutch boedel property
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boodle1

C19: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see caboodle
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. kit and boodle. kit 1( def 10 ).
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Example Sentences

What’s more, the informant said that Burt and Hale had “split on the boodle”—the sum of money—obtained from Bigheart.

The increases - 150 percent on a pack of cigarettes plus 10 percent increases in alcohol taxes - no doubt will be sold as health measures that just happen to raise oodles of boodle along the way.

Jamie asked, “How come you don’t sell the sketch? You could get quite a boodle for it. Being that it matches up with the statue and all.”

So, please, don’t fall for our starry, smoggy skies and our bottomless cache of boodle and Botox.

And the Yankees pointedly decline to share their boodle with fans in the form of cheaper tickets.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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