boodle

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: boo=dle

CIDE DICTIONARY

boodle, n. [Origin uncertain.].

•  The whole collection or lot; caboodle.  Bartlett.  [1913 Webster]
•  Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

boodle, n. sl. money, esp. when gained or used dishonestly, e.g. as a bribe.

Etymology

Du. boedel possessions

THESAURUS

boodle

beat, bilk, blackmail, blunt, bomb, booty, brass, bread, bribe, bribe money, bucks, bundle, cabbage, campaign contribution, campaign fund, chips, chisel, chouse, cozen, defraud, diddle, dinero, do, dough, flimflam, gelt, gilt, graft, gratification, gratuity, grease, green, green stuff, haul, hot goods, hush money, jack, kale, loot, mazuma, mint, moolah, mopus, nepotism, oil of palms, ointment, oof, ooftish, packet, payoff, payola, perks, perquisite, pickings, pile, plunder, pork barrel, pot, prize, protection, public till, public tit, public trough, rhino, rocks, roll, shekels, simoleons, slush fund, sop, spoil, spoils, spoils of office, spoils system, spondulics, squeeze, stealings, stolen goods, sugar, swag, take, the needful, till, tin, wad, wampum

ROGET THESAURUS

boodle

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.