Gelt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɛlt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gelt is a noun meaning simple past and past participle of geld.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of geld.
More Meanings
- A gelding.
- (originally UK, especially thieves' cant and Polari, later Judaism and general slang) Money.
- Tribute; tax.
- (Judaism) Money, especially that given as a gift on Hanukkah or used in games of dreidel.
- (Judaism) Chocolate candy in the shape of coins, usually wrapped in metallic foil, usually eaten on Hanukkah and often used for games of dreidel.
- (rare) A lunatic.
- (obsolete) Gilding; gilt.
Example Sentences
spay'd Gelts
The is no Gelt to be got.
It amounts to not above 12000 Fr. Rhenish, yearly, in bare gelt.
That nothynge had / There of theyr awne / Neyther gelt nor pawne.
Word Forms
- gelts
Synonyms for gelt
Depending on context, synonyms include loot, lucre, kale, pelf, dough, moolah.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lucre, pelf, loot, moolah, bread, dough.
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