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or moolah
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
OpenAI continues to barrel toward a potential IPO at the end of this year, eyeing ways to bring in more moola.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
29 Sep. 2024
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation Innovation Kitchen (the celebrity chef/restaurateur’s foundation donated a pot-full of moola).
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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.
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Liana Satenstein,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2021
Behind the film lie the Panama Papers—the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2019
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
Behind the film lie the Panama Papers—the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax.
—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moola
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Multiple network insiders said Tuesday afternoon that no clear front-runner has emerged for James, but that money will not drive the decision.
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One of several bags of cash found inside the home of Mario Rocha during an FBI search of his residence in August 2025, as seen in a photograph contained in a court document.
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But SpaceX is burning cash on its AI businesses, and investors are making a bet that the company will be able to reach profitability in the future.
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That’s not to mention an upcoming summer of local and national festivities that promises fireworks, parades, bands, speeches, prizes, and commemorative everything, from postage stamps and coins to musical compositions.
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Now, the new Heritage Coin collection takes the original coin watch to all new heights – but exclusive ones.
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So with a few exceptions, oil changes at Rohrman Automotive Group dealers are fifty bucks, for full synthetic oil up to seven quarts.
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These travelers aren't interested in roughing it to save a few bucks either.
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“Moola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moola. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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