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quick buck

/ˌkwɪk ˈbʌk/

quick buck noun: a large sum of money earned easily and quickly.

Noun

quick buck (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A large sum of money earned easily and quickly.
    • Stan Myles adds that the Griffiths are still among us, too—still grinding out their fears and fantasies in the guise of “relevant” flicks, most of which turn out to be variations on the same old theme […] writers still churn out quick-buck distortions of the truth; but issues are avoided like the...1972 May, B. J. Mason, “Black Cinema Expo ’72”, in Ebony, volume 27, number 7, page 160
    • Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally...2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Examples of quick buck in a sentence

  • They simply exist to help someone, somewhere, make a quick buck.2022 January 28, Stuart A. Thompson, “How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • Tom Dans, Trump’s former Arctic commissioner and an investor, said while there is not a “quick buck” to be made – mining, he says, is a long-term business – it is an “exciting time” for Greenland.2025 March 8, Miranda Bryant, quoting Tom Dans, “‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired...

Synonyms of quick buck

Questions about quick buck

What does quick buck mean?
Quick buck means a large sum of money earned easily and quickly.
How do you use quick buck in a sentence?
They simply exist to help someone, somewhere, make a quick buck.
What part of speech is quick buck?
Quick buck is a noun.
How do you pronounce quick buck?
Quick buck is pronounced /ˌkwɪk ˈbʌk/.

Words near quick buck in the dictionary

  1. quick bankruptcy
  2. quick bread
  3. quick breads
  4. quick brown fox
  5. quick brown foxes
  6. quick buck
  7. quick consumption
  8. quick draw
  9. quick draws
  10. quick fix
  11. quick fixes

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