variants
or moolah
slang
: money
Last year was boom time for U.S. corporate law firms that reeled in the moola from a spate of takeovers …—
Fortune
Fortune… half-a-million dollars in campaign moola …—Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen"My flowered shirt looked cool in the store," Emily says. "But I only have one item to wear with it, and it was a waste of moolah."—Zillions
ZillionsWe're talking $1.8 billion of dividends a year, so that's major moolah.—Allan Sloan
Allan SloanPlanning vacations? Sending kids to camp? Going into rehab? It's that time of the year, and no matter what you do, it's going to cost moolah.—Mel Neuhaus
Mel Neuhaus
Synonyms
Examples of moola in a Sentence
we dropped some serious moola on that home theater system
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Thankfully, there are tax-free holidays happening across the country this month, meaning there's a lot of moola to be saved on all of those back-to-school necessities, like school supplies and clothes.
—Madison Alcedo, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2017
Everyone agrees the bundles of moola are a lure for criminals, but merchants who can’t access traditional banking have no other way to settle up.
—Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
Lots of hoopla, but, sadly, precious little moola in the offing.
—Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2017
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
Thankfully, there are tax-free holidays happening across the country this month, meaning there's a lot of moola to be saved on all of those back-to-school necessities, like school supplies and clothes.
—Madison Alcedo, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2017
Everyone agrees the bundles of moola are a lure for criminals, but merchants who can’t access traditional banking have no other way to settle up.
—Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
Lots of hoopla, but, sadly, precious little moola in the offing.
—Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2017
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Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near moola
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“Moola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moola. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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