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dosh

noun
\ ˈdäsh How to pronounce dosh (audio) \

Definition of dosh

British, informal
: money It's a bit ironic that so much dosh is being spent grubbing about for any sign of life on Mars when we still have only a vague inkling of the life that once existed on Earth. — New Scientist, 6 Mar. 2004

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1953, in the meaning defined above

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