Thesaurus / pelf
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China is a student's paradise where the possession of learning is instantly convertible into unlimited pelf.
THE SOUL OF THE FAR EASTPERCIVAL LOWELL
Fear prompts him to ask, and Greed—greed for power, place and pelf—answers.
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF THE GREAT - VOLUME 12ELBERT HUBBARD
The pelf and trinkets that she had upon her Were not demanded.D.
TALES OF THE WONDER CLUB, VOLUME IIIM. Y. HALIDOM (PSEUD. DRYASDUST)
The ruling passion of the age: worship of self and worship of pelf.
WISE OR OTHERWISELYDIA LEAVITT
We know how many men give up their mental independence for the sake of pelf and power.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL, VOL. 6 (OF 12)ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
The constituencies, it seems, political feeling being at a low ebb, were ready to elect the man who could bring them public pelf.
IRISH HISTORY AND THE IRISH QUESTIONGOLDWIN SMITH
Well, poor chap, he has an abundance of this world's pelf: it will be a pity if he does not live to enjoy it.
A SISTER OF THE RED CROSSMRS. L. T. MEADE
They were in search of gold and pelf, and all were agreed on one point: they were quite too good to do any hard work.
Not once did he palter with his convictions or juggle with his self-respect for the sake of pelf or applause.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISONARCHIBALD H. GRIMKE
The courtesan stands for hire to any one at a certain price; and with her submissive body, she seeks for wretched pelf.
WORDS RELATED TO PELF
- abundance
- affluence
- assets
- belongings
- bounty
- cache
- capital
- cash
- clover
- commodities
- copiousness
- cornucopia
- dough
- estate
- fortune
- funds
- gold
- goods
- hoard
- holdings
- lap of luxury
- long green
- lucre
- luxuriance
- luxury
- means
- opulence
- pelf
- plenitude
- plenty
- possessions
- profusion
- property
- prosperity
- prosperousness
- revenue
- riches
- richness
- security
- stocks and bonds
- store
- substance
- substantiality
- treasure
- velvet
- worth
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