fast/quick buck
noun
: money that is earned or gotten quickly
greedy opportunists looking to make a fast/quick buck
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The item is also one of thousands being sold by a group of online operators who are targeting the US election using hate, lies, and conspiracy theories, all to make a quick buck.
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Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
But these sites present themselves as more than just a way to make a quick buck.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of those voting have been offered the chance to make a quick buck.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The group offered Anna a few consultations with a volunteer psychologist, who told her not to panic — the man was probably a grifter, one of the many Russians who played on the community’s fear to make a quick buck.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
But these sites present themselves as more than just a way to make a quick buck.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of those voting have been offered the chance to make a quick buck.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The group offered Anna a few consultations with a volunteer psychologist, who told her not to panic — the man was probably a grifter, one of the many Russians who played on the community’s fear to make a quick buck.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Fast/quick buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%2Fquick%20buck. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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