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单词 easy money
释义

easy money


noun

money obtained with a minimum of effort.
money obtained by deception, fraud, artifice, etc.

Origin of easy money

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby easy money

easy come, easy go, easy does it, easy game, easygoing, easy meat, easy money, easy-money policy, easy on the eyes, easy sledding, easy street, easy street, on
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Example sentences from the Web for easy money

  • Together, these easy-money policies helped stop the panic, created the conditions for growth, and reflated the credit markets.

    Surprise—We Made $23 Billion Off AIG!|Daniel Gross|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Havin' got in with the easy-money bunch by a fluke in the first place, he wa'n't a man who could come back.

    Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for easy money

easy money

noun

money made with little effort, sometimes dishonestly
commerce money that can be borrowed at a low interest rate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with easy money

easy money

Money obtained readily, with little effort and, often, illegally. For example, Winning the lottery—that's easy money! or I was wary of making easy money with the insider tips I'd been given. [c. 1900] Also see fast buck.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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