quick buck
Fast, effortless profit
Money earned rapidly with minimal effort, often through opportunistic or ethically questionable means.
The phrase usually carries a negative connotation—someone chasing a quick buck prioritizes immediate gain over quality, integrity, or long-term thinking: He's just in it for a quick buck.
A quick-buck artist is someone who habitually pursues easy money through schemes or shortcuts.
- easy moneyProfit gained effortlessly
- fast moneyRapidly acquired wealth
- cash grabExploitative moneymaking scheme
- money grabExploitative profit scheme
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
making a killing · scam · pyramid scheme · jackpot · deal · arbitrage · cash · easy pickings · gravy train · grift · profit · shortcuts · racket · pump and dump · fly by night · moneymaking · exploitation · cut corners
- easy moneyeasy money, fast cash, windfall, gravy train, free lunch
- hustleshustle, side hustle, gig work, moonlighting, second job
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
quick bucklong-term investment
nest egg · retirement savings · compound interest · generational wealth · endowment
quick buckhonest living
Income from ethical labor
earned income · fair wages · ethical investing · sweat equity · blood money
quick bucksteady income
Consistent financial flow
livelihood · labor of love · life's work · slow and steady · bread and butter
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