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piece of the action

piece of the action noun: a portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.

Noun

piece of the action (plural pieces of the action)

  1. (idiomatic) A portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.
    • "Sollozzo is coming to us for help," Hagen said. . . . "For that we get a piece of the action."1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    • Landlords who were once content to lease rooftops or facades to sign companies now demand a piece of the action, in a joint venture or a limited partnership.1997 June 29, David W. Dunlap, “The Sign Makers Turn Up the Wattage”, in New York Times, retrieved 09 Dec 2012

piece of the action meaning in Bengali

piece of the action in Bengali

কোনো উদ্যোগে অংশগ্রহণের অংশ

Examples of piece of the action in a sentence

  • There are two ways to get a piece of the action at any of the big drug markets along the border: pay off—or kill off—anyone who stands in your way.2001 June 11, Tim Padgett, Elaine Shannon, “La Nueva Frontera: The Border Monsters”, in Time:
  • Australian companies are already manoeuvring for a piece of the action in the reconstruction of Iraq,2003 April 7, Sonny Inbaraj, “Iraq: Australian Firms Eye Spoils of War in post-Saddam Era”, in Inter Press Service, retrieved 09 Dec 2012:

Forms of piece of the action

pluralpieces of the action

Questions about piece of the action

What does piece of the action mean?
Piece of the action means a portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.
What is piece of the action in Bengali?
Piece of the action in Bengali is কোনো উদ্যোগে অংশগ্রহণের অংশ. See Piece of the action meaning in Bengali.
How do you use piece of the action in a sentence?
There are two ways to get a piece of the action at any of the big drug markets along the border: pay off—or kill off—anyone who stands in your way.
What part of speech is piece of the action?
Piece of the action is a noun.
What is the plural of piece of the action?
The plural of piece of the action is pieces of the action.

Words near piece of the action in the dictionary

  1. piece of shit
  2. piece of shite
  3. piece of shites
  4. piece of someone
  5. piece of tail
  6. piece of the action
  7. piece of the pie
  8. piece of the puzzle
  9. piece of trash
  10. piece of work
  11. piece out

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