make a bundle

Idioms  

1. Also, make a pile. Make a great deal of money, as in When the market went up they made a bundle, or He made a pile from that department store. The first term, dating from about 1900, comes from the somewhat earlier use of bundle for a roll of banknotes. The variant, alluding to a heap of money, was first recorded in 1864.

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Example Sentences

The capsules and tiles are magnetic, so you can make a bundle.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

That is an expensive show about nothing, even if Sony has been able to make a bundle by renewing syndication deals with cable providers and local affiliates.

From Forbes • Mar. 17, 2015

“This was a year in which any fool could make a bundle in the stock market,” wrote Buffett in 1995.

From Inc • May 8, 2013

He stayed on track; when he did make a bundle on the sale of Reddit, which he helped build, he just kept on doing those interesting things.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2013

"You'd better make a bundle of bedclothes," the spy who had given me the money whispered to me.

From Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 by Pierce, Ruth

Related Words

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