gesheft

G2E1S1H4E1F4T1

noun

A business deal.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noungesheft (plural geshefts)

plural geshefts

  1. slangA business deal.

Origin

  1. Yiddishגעשעפֿט
  2. Englishgesheft

Borrowed from Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).

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APA

gesheft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesheft

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“gesheft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesheft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gesheft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesheft.

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