What Does Easy Money Mean

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noun

money obtained with a minimum of effort.

money obtained by deception, fraud, artifice, etc.

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Origin of easy money

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby easy money

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How to use easy money in a sentence

It hasn't been able to withdraw the easy money without precipitating a crisis.
The re-packagers, Wyden told The New York Times that year, are "a bunch of fast-buck artists," trying to bring doctors into a scheme to make "easy money."
Wave bills itself as being similar to PayPal in terms of offering easy money transfer between peers, but it works with mobile money accounts instead of bank accounts.
Swayed by the allure of easy money, his successor, Joseph Stalin, revived the old tsarist vodka monopoly, rebranded with a hammer and sickle.

And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.
Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.
I suspect [Teresa] will get money sent in to her, so she can shop at the commissary.
Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
If nobody on the outside will send Teresa money, should she learn a prison hustle?
A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.
Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
All the Italian merchants in the realm of France, called money lenders, seized by order of Philip the fair, for their ransoms.
The purchasers found that this claim was not well founded, and sought to recover their money.

British Dictionary definitions for easy money

noun

money made with little effort, sometimes dishonestly

commerce money that can be borrowed at a low interest rate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with 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.