boodle

American  

[bood-l] / ˈbud 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.

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verb (used without object)

boodled, boodling

1. to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.

idioms

1. kit and boodle. kit.

boodle British  

/ ˈbuːdəl /

noun

1. money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe

2. another word for caboodle

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verb

1. to give or receive money corruptly or illegally

Other Word Forms

• boodler noun

Etymology

Origin of boodle

1615–25, < Dutch boedel property

Example Sentences

It costs $8.95, quite a boodle for some mashed-up fruit.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2018

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

From Washington Post • May 14, 2017

My apperceptive mass goes back 50 years when I was the bird-dog for Jack Kaplan, then worth over $100 million and denoted as a big boodle for a sole operator.

From Forbes • Mar. 30, 2015

As Bob Murphy, the departed Mets play-by-play man might say, here’s the sad recap: The Wilpons entrusted massive piles of their boodle to Bernie Madoff, a great guy they would have trusted with their lives.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2012

That would be quite a nice boodle to put in their knapsacks if they were using knapsacks instead of instrument cases.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

Related Words

• clams
• coin
• currency
• dough
• loot
• money
• moola
• swag