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Meanings of fast buck in English

Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck"

Usage of fast buck in English
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The cost-benefit analysis reigns supreme, valuing the fast buck over all else.
The Irish Times
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And there was an attraction in the fast buck for the quick sale.
A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
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We're smart women here to make a fast buck in a hard world.
Bangkok 8
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Some think they are always out to make a fast buck, at any cost.
The Irish Times
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This wasn't just some slick adventure I was embarking upon to make a fast buck.
One for the money
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From all appearances, our scoutmaster was going to make a fast buck on his experience.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
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Shanghai is awash with girls chasing the fast buck.
Bangkok 8
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Prior to flotation, there was suspicion that Ashley was using a listing to make a fast buck.
The Guardian
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But Kursten, Kasten, Hopkins and Fallowe do move in a mysterious way to latch onto a fast buck!
Operation: Outer Space
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How about a fast buck?
The new yorker
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The record shops would soon be full of these albums, I predicted, as the rights-owner sought to make a fast buck.
The Irish Times
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This audience includes people who simply love the game, not needing the opportunity to make a fast buck to find it interesting.
BBC
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Tuilaepa said he and Mr Bainimarama were often misunderstood and quoted out of context by journalists out to make a fast buck.
Radio NZ
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The future of English rugby, it seems, will not solely be shaped by private equity investors intent on making a fast buck.
The Guardian
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I also liked the idea that the free downloads were generous in nature - they're not about making a fast buck from the internet.
The Guardian
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But we'll still have slick characters willing and able to turn a fast buck-eventhough they have to be smarter than Einstein to do it.
Heist Job on Thizar
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