mazuma

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/məˈzuːmə/

noun

Cash, money.

OriginYiddish מזומן ← Hebrew מְזוּמָּן →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounmazuma (uncountable)

alternative mazooma

  1. USslanguncountableCash, 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mazoolamoney

Origin

  1. Hebrewמְזוּמָּן“prepared, ready; cash”
  2. Yiddishמזומן“cash”
  3. Englishmazuma

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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APA

mazuma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazuma

MLA

“mazuma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazuma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mazuma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mazuma.

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