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mazuma

/məˈzuːmə/

mazuma noun: cash, money.

Noun

mazuma (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) 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

mazuma meaning in Tamil

mazuma in Tamil

பணம்

Forms of mazuma

alternative formmazooma

Origin of mazuma

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

Questions about mazuma

What does mazuma mean?
Mazuma means cash, money.
What is mazuma in Tamil?
Mazuma in Tamil is பணம். See Mazuma meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mazuma?
Mazuma is a noun.
How do you pronounce mazuma?
Mazuma is pronounced /məˈzuːmə/.

Words near mazuma in the dictionary

  1. Mazovians
  2. mazquf
  3. Mazu
  4. mazuku
  5. mazukus
  6. mazuma
  7. mazumas
  8. mazumdar
  9. mazumdars
  10. mazuna
  11. mazunas

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