shekel
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Meaning · English
Money.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Her gownlet cost five hundred beans; / Her furs, four figures in a row; / Her hat removed from papa's jeans / A hundred shekels more or so.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shekel” mean?
Money.
Is “shekel” formal or informal?
shekel is generally slang.