mazuma

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Definition of mazuma in English English dictionary

Cash, money

I can post some strong-arm talent outside, but even non-Union like everything else in town, after a while that runs into considerable mazuma—so we should be thinking about longer-term solutions.

Hyphenation

ma·zu·ma

Etymology

() From Yiddish מזומן (mezumen, “cash”), from Hebrew מְזוּמָּן (m'zummān, “prepared, ready; cash”), passive present participle of זִימֵּן (zimmēn, “to prepare, appoint”).