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makes a killing

makes a killing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a killing.

Meaning of make a killing

Verb

make a killing (third-person singular simple present makes a killing, present participle making a killing, simple past and past participle made a killing)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To win or earn a large amount of money.
    • "Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing."1913, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 5, in The Iron Trail: An Alaskan Romance

Questions about makes a killing

What is makes a killing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a killing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a killing.

Words near makes a killing in the dictionary

  1. makes a good fist of
  2. makes a grab
  3. makes a habit of
  4. makes a hash of
  5. makes a joke of
  6. makes a killing
  7. makes a leg
  8. makes a light
  9. makes a lip
  10. makes a living
  11. makes a long arm

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