1. Large amounts of money, especially when obtained dishonestly or used for bribery and corruption
Usage: informal; often used in plural or as a mass noun
2. A crowd or group of people; a bunch
Usage: informal; dated

Examples

• The politician was accused of accepting boodles from wealthy donors.
• Investigators discovered boodles of cash hidden in offshore accounts.
• The scandal involved boodles changing hands between corrupt officials.
• He made boodles of money from the real estate deal.
• The whole boodle of them showed up at the party uninvited.