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Meanings of quick buck in English

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

Usage of quick buck in English
1
It's an easy mistake thinking it's just speculators, making a quick buck.
BBC
2
The public relations firms and spin doctors who've made a quick buck?
Radio NZ
3
Those looking to make a quick buck are in the wrong business.
Reuters
4
He always saw a way to make a quick buck off my designs.
The Guardian
5
And sometimes they can even provide an opportunity to earn a quick buck.
News.com.au
6
Some of these lawyers see a quick buck without thinking of the consequences.
Wired
7
Or, a conspiracy of well-connected former officials out to make a quick buck?
Wired
8
She's not just some ham-n-kegger trying to make a quick buck.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
9
That is when he wasn't torturing her for a quick buck.
Darkness unleashed
10
You're a greedy, manipulative little gold digger, out to make a quick buck.
Millionaire's women
11
Tired and frustrated, I became a cam girl to make a quick buck.
News.com.au
12
He's also made a quick buck from his art dealings and expensive car collection.
The South African
13
Another immediate benefit of recycling is making a quick buck.
The South African
14
Promoters looking to make a quick buck can stand down.
The Irish Times
15
I'm not interested in an "exit strategy" and making a quick buck.
The Irish Times
16
These weren't street hoodlums looking to make a quick buck.
Sign of the cross
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Quick buck across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common