moola

noun

ˈmü-(ˌ)lä How to pronounce moola (audio)
variants or moolah
Definition of moolanext
slang
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment we dropped some serious moola on that home theater system

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Recent Examples of moola Eventually Tucker and mates must kidnap a high official (Navid Negahban) to gain access to the building, now a military facility, where the moolah allegedly lay out of sight for decades. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 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 Boys Go to Jupiter is surreal; the contrast between the eccentric visuals and the way everything still comes back to having enough moolah gives the movie its juice. — James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025 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 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
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  1. money
  2. cash
  3. coin
  4. bucks
Noun
  • Higher mortgage rates are also giving buyers leverage to press sellers for money to buy down their rate for a few years or for the life of the loan, reducing their overall borrowing costs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The halftime show began in partnership with The Salvation Army in 1997 as a way to raise money for the long-standing charity.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That allows rights owners to unlock cash from income streams that may continue for decades.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • For instance, the outcome of a coin toss seems random at first.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As a character Chigurh is particularly illustrative of this worldview, often reducing the fate of other characters to a coin toss.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of coin
Noun
  • The film even spawned a three-film franchise, with the entire trilogy eventually pulling in over one billion dollars in box office bucks.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Parker McCollum has spent years chasing big whitetail bucks with his bow.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bucks

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