easy money

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easy money definition


  1. n.
    money earned or gained with little or no difficulty. : All you guys want easy money. Don't you want to work for it?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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easy money

Money obtained readily, with little effort and, often, illegally. For example, Winning the lotterythat'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® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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