shekel or sheqel
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Money; wealth; cash.
2. A monetary unit of Israel.
💬 Usage Examples
“‘Boys and girls,’ the air hostess goes, ‘we have arrived in Rovaniemi, Lapland -- home of Santa Claus!’ There’s, like, an excited cheer from everyone on-board, except my children, of course. Leo shouts, ‘Santa’s not real!’, which is obviously not what the other kids want to hear. Or their parents, who have handed over serious shekels for this Christmas in the North Pole Adventure.” Ross O’Carroll-Kelly; Santa’s Gaff Is a Seriously Impressive Pile; Irish Times (Dublin); Nov 27, 2021.