mazuma
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mazuma
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew mĕzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from mĕzūmmān “prepared,” akin to zĕman “time”; monsoon ( def. ), Sivan ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I hope they've got their mazuma with them, for I've got my cash at last, and I'm on the warpath.
From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan
I’ll try, and in the mean time if you need any mazuma I always got a little roll tucked away in my sock.”
From The Efficiency Expert by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Say, if you boys have any mazuma, just pass it out.
From Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
Hold on, Kid, you'll need some mazuma, maybe.
From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery
The guys with wads are not in the frame of mind to slack up on the mazuma, and the man with the portable tin banqueting canister isn't exactly ready to join the Bible class.
From Whirligigs by Henry, O.
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