Thesaurus results for WAMPUM

wampum

noun

ˈwäm-pəm

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 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 Elizabeth James-Perry and Erin Genia: Wampanoag and Dakota Adornment James-Perry, honored this year with a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, makes wampum jewelry, textiles, and maritime art directly tied to her Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal heritage. —

Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023 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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But Boston has not wisely or efficiently reinvested that money into the team, with the exception of the offseason trade for Willson Contreras to play first base.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The family is now trying to raise money on the fundraising site GoFundMe to bring justice to Jameson and pay for cremation fees.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026