gelt

/ɡɛlt/
noun
  1. Money; cash.
    • They needed more gelt to finish the project.
    • He spent all his gelt on a new guitar.
    • The old man kept his gelt in a sock under the bed.
  2. Chocolate coins traditionally given to children during Hanukkah.
    • The children received gelt as part of the Hanukkah celebration.
    • My grandmother always gave us gelt during the Festival of Lights.
    • She wrapped the chocolate gelt in gold foil for the holiday party.
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