make a killing

make a killing
Synonyms and related words:
be caught short, be short, bear the palm, belong, break the bank, bucket, bucketshop, capitalize on, capture, carry, carry away, carry it, carry off, carry the day, cash in on, clean up, clear, coin money, come out first, commercialize, deposit margin, finish in front, fluke, gain, gain by, gain the day, go long, gross, hit it, hit the jackpot, hit the mark, hold on, make a scoop, make money, make money by, margin up, miss the market, net, operate, overstay the market, play the market, plunge, profit, pyramid, realize, realize on, ring the bell, scalp, scoop the market, score, score a success, speculate, stag, stag the market, take a flier, take the cake, trade on margin, turn a penny, turn to account, turn to profit, turn up trumps, venture, win, win out, win the battle, win the laurels, win the palm, win the prize, win through

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  • make a killing — {v. phr.} To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. * /Herb bought a lot of soybean stock when the price was low and sold it when the price went up. Small wonder he made a huge killing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a killing — {v. phr.} To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. * /Herb bought a lot of soybean stock when the price was low and sold it when the price went up. Small wonder he made a huge killing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a killing — If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • make a killing — INFORMAL ► to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort: »They made a killing when they sold their London flat at the top of the market. Main Entry: ↑killing …   Financial and business terms

  • make a killing — ► make a killing have a great financial success. Main Entry: ↑killing …   English terms dictionary

  • make a killing — (informal) MAKE A LARGE PROFIT, make a/one s fortune, make money; informal clean up, make a packet, make a pretty penny; Brit. informal make a bomb; N. Amer. informal make big bucks. → killing * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a killing —    If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you say that someone has made a killing you mean that they have had great financial success.     He made a killing on the stock… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • make a killing — earn a big profit, make a bundle    If you buy gold now, you ll make a killing when the price goes up …   English idioms

  • make a killing — verb To win or earn a large amount of money. Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing …   Wiktionary

  • Make a killing —   If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • make a killing — make a large amount of money Her mother made a killing on the real estate market before she retired …   Idioms and examples

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