toeles

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Definitions

  • n. A gain, benefit.

  • n. A service.

  • n. An advantage.

Example Sentences

  • “There's a big toeles in selling cheap snacks near the yeshiva.” (Weiser)

  • “There's a big toeles in offering more nutritional snacks near the yeshiva.” (Weiser)

  • “There's no toeles in kissing up to the teacher. He grades straight by the numbers.” (Weiser)

  • "Discussing this is for the toeles and upbringing of your children and it is permitted. You can discuss this the same way other toeles things are discussed." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Aramaic

Etymology

  • תועלת

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

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