noun
- Plural of pelf; money or wealth, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used with a negative or disapproving tone
Examples
- The corrupt official accumulated vast pelfs through bribery and fraud.
- He cared nothing for pelfs and devoted his life to charitable work.
- The novel's villain was driven by greed for pelfs and power.
- She rejected the pelfs offered to her in exchange for her silence.
- The merchant's pelfs were hidden away in secret vaults.