cheddar
n. uncountable C2 Proficiency US //ˈtʃɛdɝ// UK //tʃˈɛdɐ// ched·dar
n. a slang word for money. People use this when they want to sound cool or casual, especially when talking about making a lot of cash.
n. a slang term for money, particularly cash or wealth. Often used in hip-hop culture and informal urban contexts.
He is working two jobs just to make some cheddar.
After the album went platinum, the young artist finally had enough cheddar to buy his mother a house.
While the corporate world speaks of revenue and dividends, the street-level hustle is often framed around the pursuit of cheddar, emphasizing the immediate, tangible nature of cash.
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.