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Shekel

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breadnoun(uncountable) A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
cabbagenounAn edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
dineronoun(slang) Money.
doughnounA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
geltnoun(originally UK, especially thieves' cant and Polari, later Judaism and general slang) Money.
kalenounAn edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
lootnoun(slang) Synonym of money.
lucrenounMoney, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
moolahnounAlternative spelling of moola (“money”). [(informal) Money, cash.]
pelfnoun(uncountable, chiefly derogatory, dated) Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
scalenounAn ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
nisnounA nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
sheqelnounAlternative spelling of shekel. [A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.]
agoranounA marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
new sheqelnounAlternative form of new shekel. [(numismatics) The Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (distinguished from the abolished 1980-1985 shekel). Divided into 100 agorot and represented by ₪. In English, also represented by the initialism NIS (for "New Israeli Shekel"). ISO 4217 code: ILS.]
new shekelnoun(numismatics) The Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (distinguished from the abolished 1980-1985 shekel). Divided into 100 agorot and represented by ₪. In English, also represented by the initialism NIS (for "New Israeli Shekel"). ISO 4217 code: ILS.
bekanounan ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel
liranounThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
manehnounAn obsolete Middle Eastern unit of weight, the mina.
gerahnoun(historical) An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, one twentieth of a shekel.

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