pactole
See also: Pactole
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πακτωλός (Paktōlós, “a river said to contain gold in ancient times”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pak.tɔl/
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Noun
pactole m (plural pactoles)
- fortune (large amount of money)
- 2023 May, Frédéric Lemaire, “Un pouvoir parasite au cœur de Londres”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 13:
- […] pour attirer dans ces anciennes marges de l’Empire les capitaux en quête de discrétion : pétrodollars du Proche-Orient, pactole des cartels de la drogue, évasion fiscale, fortunes de dictateurs…
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Further reading
- “pactole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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