variants or moolah
Synonyms of moolanext
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 moolaCarl 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
Recent Examples on the Web
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OpenAI continues to barrel toward a potential IPO at the end of this year, eyeing ways to bring in more moola. Reece Rogers, Wired News, 1 May 2026 And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The offer-by-offer media coverage helped Soto transcend the sport, attracting fans mesmerized by entertainers and the intrigue surrounding their staggering big moolah deals. Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024 Bennett explains that if anyone quits the game, their share of the moolah exits with them. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for moola

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 7 Jul. 2026.

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