Etymology

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Today it means: Cash, money. Full definition →

Yiddish מזומן ← Hebrew מְזוּמָּן
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמְזוּמָּן“prepared, ready; cash”
  2. Yiddish · derived fromמזומן“cash”
  3. English todaymazuma

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

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