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ma·zu·ma

 (mə-zo͞o′mə)
n. Slang
Money; cash.
[Yiddish mazume, mezumen, cash, from Medieval Hebrew məzummān, fixed currency, from Mishnaic Hebrew, fixed, passive participle of zimmēn, to arrange, invite, from Hebrew zəmān, appointed time, from Aramaic zəmān, zəman, from Akkadian simānu, season, time, from wasāmu, asāmu, to be fitting; see wsm in Semitic roots.]
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mazuma

(məˈzuːmə)
n
slang chiefly US money
[C20: from Yiddish]
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ma•zu•ma

(məˈzu mə)

n.
Slang. money.
[1875–80; < Yiddish mezumen < Hebrew mezūmān set, fixed]
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mazuma

noun
Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:
cash, currency, lucre, money.
Informal: wampum.
Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, moola, scratch.
Chiefly British: brass.
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