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wampum

noun

ˈwäm-pəm

Definition of wampum

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 made some real wampum on that last business deal

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Recent Examples of wampum Today, Mohegan Tribal Elder, Beth Regan presented Alissa Pili gifts from the Mohegan Tribe including a wampum necklace to honor her journey into the @WNBA as and Indigenous woman. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2024 Entering the New-York Historical Society from Central Park West, all visitors come upon a section of wampum belt and the kind of statement that in the last several years has become standard fare at cultural institutions. — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Similar stories played out with other forms of money, such as wampum beads. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Some of their gear—a pair of shoes, a VHF radio, a wampum sash worth several thousand dollars—now resides on the canal’s bottom. — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for wampum

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Noun

The source expressed optimism that the military money would come through but cautioned that it neither had been secured nor guaranteed.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
What if suddenly the family needed something from the nanny that money couldn’t simply buy?

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of money

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The ancient coin is one of many that have surfaced across the United Kingdom.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
For now, the district is a strip mall of low-slung buildings whose tenants include a vape shop, a Filipino restaurant, a coin laundromat, and a cellphone store.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of coin

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In 1973, business contracts were started in the then-Soviet Union, where Lauder products became available in hard-currency shops.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
And that can’t be done all in English for a global subscription platform that reaches 190-plus countries (and transacts business in 45 currencies).

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of currency

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But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
The backstory Capella’s first Thai outpost shares the Chao Phraya Estate, a big-bucks development just downstream from the river’s major transport hub, with the Four Seasons Bangkok.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bucks

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Expect a rich palette of creams, golds, seas of blues, and pops of burgundy nestled against dark wood furniture and an array of textured fabrics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
The Ukrainian boxer and Olympic gold medalist has had full custody of their daughter since 2018.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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