Idiom
make a killing
Meaning
To win or earn a large amount of money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They made a killing selling those old toys online.”
“He invested in the company early and made a killing when the stock price doubled.”
“By anticipating the market shift before his competitors, the entrepreneur made a killing and secured his company's future for the next decade.”
Examples
simple
“They made a killing selling those old toys online.”
contextual
“He invested in the company early and made a killing when the stock price doubled.”
complex
“By anticipating the market shift before his competitors, the entrepreneur made a killing and secured his company's future for the next decade.”
Origin
Originally US English. The expression was established in the American lexicon by the late 19th century, drawing upon the imagery of a successful hunt or a slaughter to describe the acquisition of a sudden, substantial profit.
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