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
… half-a-million dollars in campaign moola 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
We're talking $1.8 billion of dividends a year, so that's major moolah. Allan Sloan
Planning 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

Examples of moola in a Sentence

we dropped some serious moola on that home theater system
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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

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of moola was in 1936

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“Moola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moola. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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