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mazuma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /məˈzuːmə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (US, slang, uncountable) 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. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 1181:

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