cash grab

American

[kash grab] / ˈkæʃ ˌgræb /

noun

plural

cash grabs

an attempt to make money quickly, often with little or no other merit.

Example Sentences

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Instead, the company is fast-tracking a soulless brand-based cash grab: a Kool-Aid movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

In a statement to the BBC, Tate's attorney dismissed the allegations and called the lawsuit a "blatant cash grab", accusing Ms Stern of levelling the accusations for "money and attention".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos is back with a new cash grab: online drag.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

Opponents say her string of lawsuits is a cash grab.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

To me, the SPACmania was such an obvious cash grab and ego play that I couldn’t get all that upset about it when it crumbled.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

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