Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vexel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vex-el
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of veksel.

noun

A troublemaker, a person who wants to change things.

American usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[Discussing assets of the Russian bank of Kertch.] […] vexels remained in hand […] 2,990 vexels or bills of exchange discounted for 1,412,025 […]"
"Promissory notes (or "vexels" as they are called in Russia and Ukraine) are securities which entitle the owner the right to claim certain property of the debtor (issuer). Under conditions of tight money supply and high interest rates, vexels came into vogue[…]"
"[…] highly sensitized individuals of neurotic tendencies who manifest in their state of unrest a morbid desire to change everything. […] Let us [...] classify such people by combining a Latin and German root and calling the individuals "vexels" (Latin vexare, to shake : German wexeln, to change). Vexels appear in practically every large group of people who are organized for any purpose whatsoever, and they must be reckoned with as a definite psychologic factor[…]"
"[…] in which what a Trustee of Cornell once called "vexels" or mischief-makers can break the continuity of an institution and set back for years its best interests. The very fact that "vexels" know that some excellent men in responsible positions sometimes advise that at any cost[…]"

Etymology

Coined in the early 1900s by a trustee of Cornell University, from Latin vexō (“shake”) and German wechseln (“change”).

Usage

American usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

vexels (plural)

Questions

What does vexel mean?: Alternative form of veksel.
Where does vexel come from?: Coined in the early 1900s by a trustee of Cornell University, from Latin vexō (“shake”) and German wechseln (“change”).

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