fast buck

fast buck
 Quickly earned money.
 ► “Independent sales organizations (ISO), once viewed as sleazy, fastbuck operations, have transformed themselves into legitimate, and formidable, competitors for merchant business.” (Credit Card Management, Nov. 1994, p. 86)

American business jargon. 2014.

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  • fast\ buck — • fast buck • quick buck slang Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap. He isn t interested in a career; he s just looking for a quick buck …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fast buck — fast buck, adj. Slang. money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck. Also called fast dollar. [1945 50, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • fast buck — noun quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck • Syn: ↑quick buck • Hypernyms: ↑net income, ↑net, ↑net profit, ↑lucre, ↑profit, ↑profits, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fast buck — or[quick buck] {slang} Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. * /You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap./ * /He isn t interested in a career; he s just looking for a quick buck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fast buck — or[quick buck] {slang} Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. * /You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap./ * /He isn t interested in a career; he s just looking for a quick buck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fast buck — money earned quickly and easily He is always trying to make a fast buck without really trying to work very hard …   Idioms and examples

  • fast buck — /fast ˈbʌk/ (say fahst buk) noun Colloquial money made quickly and often irresponsibly …  

  • fast buck — Go to quick buck …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Fast buck — money earned with little effort, often by dishonest means …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • fast buck — Australian Slang money earned with little effort, often by dishonest means …   English dialects glossary

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