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QUICK BUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quick buck mean?
• QUICK BUCK (noun)
The noun QUICK BUCK has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: QUICK BUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quick or easy earnings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
fast buck; quick buck
Context example:
they are traders out to make a fast buck
Hypernyms ("quick buck" is a kind of...):
earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
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