Money & Finance
Earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and what things cost.
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wherewithal
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/ˈwɛr.wɪˌðɔl/
the money, means, or resources needed for a purpose
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recipice
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/rɪˈsɪpɪs/
historical finance: a transferable receipt issued for bullion deposited at the Bank of Amsterdam, entitling its holder to withdraw the bullion under stated conditions
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traites
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/treɪts/
historical, plural: French customs duties and internal trade taxes, especially under the ancien regime
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uncostliness
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/ʌnˈkɔːst.li.nəs/
the quality of costing little or being inexpensive
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vingtieme
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/væ̃ˈtjɛm/
a tax of one twentieth, or five percent, on income and property under the French ancien regime
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portionless
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/ˈpɔrʃənləs/
having no allotted share, inheritance, or dowry
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ducatoon
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/ˈdʌkəˌtuːn/
a large silver coin formerly used in the Low Countries and parts of Italy, especially in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
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recoin
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/ˌriːˈkɔɪn/
to melt down or otherwise process existing money and mint it as new coins
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halfpennyworth
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/ˈheɪpəniˌwɝθ/
historical British: the amount of something that could be bought for a halfpenny
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pungle
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/ˈpʌŋɡəl/
chiefly Western US, informal: to pay or contribute money, usually reluctantly and often with up
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vintem
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/vɪnˈteɪm/
historical: a small Portuguese or Portuguese colonial coin worth twenty reis
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