Definitions for gelt
gɛltgelt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampumnoun

   informal terms for money

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Geltnoun

   A castrated animal; gelding.

   Etymology: from geld.

   The spayed gelts they esteem the most profitable John Mortimer.

2. Geltnoun

   Tinsel; gilt surface.

   Etymology: corrupted for the sake of rhyme from gilt.

   I won her with a girdle of gelt,
   Embost with bugle about the belt. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

3. Geltthe participle passive of geld.

   Let the others be gelt for oxen. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

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1. gelt

   Gelt is a term originating from Yiddish and it typically refers to money or cash. However, it is popularly known as the chocolate coins given to children as part of the Hanukkah tradition, known as "Hanukkah gelt".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Geltnoun

   trubute, tax

2. Geltverb

   a gelding

3. Geltnoun

   gilding; tinsel

4. Etymology: [See Gelt, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gelt

   gelt, pa.t. and pa.p. of geld.

2. Gelt

   gelt, n. (Spens.). Same as Gilt.

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1. GELT

   What does GELT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GELT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Money

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How to pronounce gelt?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gelt in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gelt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gelt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gelt
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gelt
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelt
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gelt
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gelt