Synonyms of moola

moola

noun

ˈmü-(ˌ)lä 

variants or moolah

slang

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• cash
• coin
• bucks
• currency
• dough
• funds
• gold
• chips
• shekels
• pelf
• loot
• wampum
• coinage
• green
• lucre
• dollar
• change
• legal tender
• tender
• cabbage
• kale
• scratch
• bread
• lolly
• needful
• resources
• long green
• wallet
• specie
• jack
• capital
• money order
• finances
• paper money
• scrip
• dime
• bill
• megabucks
• pittance
• bankroll
• promissory note
• folding money
• wad
• peanuts
• means
• fortune
• mint
• greenback
• banknote
• wealth
• pile
• shoestring
• draft
• roll
• bundle
• abundance
• riches
• dibs
• treasure
• note
• pot
• boodle
• check
• opulence
• chump change
• wherewithal
• mite
• big bucks
• earth
• bomb
• pocket money
• petty cash
• pin money
• dead presidents
• spending money
• cashier's check
• packet
• mad money
• king's ransom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moola

Eventually Tucker and mates must kidnap a high official (Navid Negahban) to gain access to the building, now a military facility, where the moolah allegedly lay out of sight for decades. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

OpenAI continues to barrel toward a potential IPO at the end of this year, eyeing ways to bring in more moola. — Reece Rogers, Wired News, 1 May 2026

Boys Go to Jupiter is surreal; the contrast between the eccentric visuals and the way everything still comes back to having enough moolah gives the movie its juice. — James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025

And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola. — 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