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noun Slang.

money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck.

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Also called fast dollar.

Origin of fast buck

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

OTHER WORDS FROM fast buck

fast-buck, adjective

Words nearby fast buck

fastback, fastball, fast break, fast-breaking, fast-breeder reactor, fast buck, fast casual, fast-count, fast-cut, fast day, fasten

How to use fast buck in a sentence

McSwane plunged into the world of these contractors, journeying across America to meet what he called the “buccaneers and pirates” trying to make a fast buck from the country’s misfortune.
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By its nature, CTV is a high-demand, limited-supply arena, and high CPMs offer fraudsters a unique opportunity to make a fast buck from unsuspecting advertisers.
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The focus here was on how fast oil would come out of the Canadian fields.
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Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
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President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”
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Both high fashion and the fast, commercial fashion of Target are supposed to be about aspiration.
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And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.
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The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.
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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
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You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
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You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
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G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fast buck

fast buck

Money made quickly and easily and, often, dishonestly. For example, He's all right, but his partner is just out for a fast buck. This expression gave rise to fast-buck artist for an individual, especially a swindler, intent on making money quickly. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see easy money.