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or moolah
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
we dropped some serious moola on that home theater system
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Recent Examples of moola
And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The offer-by-offer media coverage helped Soto transcend the sport, attracting fans mesmerized by entertainers and the intrigue surrounding their staggering big moolah deals.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Bennett explains that if anyone quits the game, their share of the moolah exits with them.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation Innovation Kitchen (the celebrity chef/restaurateur’s foundation donated a pot-full of moola).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
Not entirely surprising, as online vintage shopping is a haven for people who have worked in editorial but don’t quite have the moola to spend on the products featured in their magazines.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2021
Behind the film lie the Panama Papers—the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019
The moola-saving-palooza started on July 15 at midnight PT and will end on July 16 at 11:59 PT.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
The result is a lot of human misery and lost moola.
—Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2018
Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The offer-by-offer media coverage helped Soto transcend the sport, attracting fans mesmerized by entertainers and the intrigue surrounding their staggering big moolah deals.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Bennett explains that if anyone quits the game, their share of the moolah exits with them.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation Innovation Kitchen (the celebrity chef/restaurateur’s foundation donated a pot-full of moola).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
Not entirely surprising, as online vintage shopping is a haven for people who have worked in editorial but don’t quite have the moola to spend on the products featured in their magazines.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2021
Behind the film lie the Panama Papers—the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019
The moola-saving-palooza started on July 15 at midnight PT and will end on July 16 at 11:59 PT.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
The result is a lot of human misery and lost moola.
—Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moola
Noun
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Critics of this approach fear that Title I money could eventually be used in ways that undermine public schools — on private school vouchers, for example.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Anthony, for instance, rushed to the bank and withdrew the money demanded and gave it to someone who came to his home.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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McGawley recommends giving children actual cash—bills and coins—as young as age 5.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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But the wine, card and cash was not enough — at least according to her friend.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Oracle will use 50,000 of AMD’s Instinct MI450 chips beginning in the second half of 2026, in a sign that companies are turning to Nvidia’s competitors for their processing needs.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers and AI computer chips.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Roll dough into a 12-inch circle (about 1/8 inch thick) on a flour surface.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Use a #40 cookie scoop or a tablespoon to form 2-tablespoon cookie dough balls.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Moola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moola. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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