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easy money

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noun
  1. money obtained with a minimum of effort.
  2. money obtained by deception, fraud, artifice, etc.
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Origin of easy money

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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  • Havin' got in with the easy-money bunch by a fluke in the first place, he wa'n't a man who could come back.

British Dictionary definitions for easy money

easy money

noun
  1. money made with little effort, sometimes dishonestly
  2. commerce money that can be borrowed at a low interest rate
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Idioms and Phrases with easy money

easy money

Money obtained readily, with little effort and, often, illegally. For example, Winning the lottery—that'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.

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