easy money
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈiːzi ˈmʌni/
- Informal
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- Young mothers became dope addicts and prostitutes, looking for easy money.
- make easy money
- quick and easy money
It's because they see, you know, fast, easy money.
- It's because they see, you know, fast, easy money.
- That's big easy money tax free doing basic cosmetic stuff.
Examples
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Many people turn to online surveys as a way to earn easy money in their spare time.
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After years of experience, she discovered some easy money opportunities through freelance work.
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Six figures, easy money, no risk.
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It's easy money for you.
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You want some easy money, huh?
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It ought to be easy money for you today.
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It was boring, but it was easy money.
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It seemed like easy money for anyone willing to employ debt.
Blog text (5) -
"When I started, it was easy money," former paparazzo Bouzad said.
Academic text (2013) -
He found a job that offers easy money by doing simple tasks from home.
Synonyms
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6.9
A situation where someone gets a lot of money for little work
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5.3
Money made quickly, often with little work or by dishonest ways
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7.9
Money earned quickly, often by dishonest or easy ways
Easy pay you get with little or no work
Easy extra pay for very little work
Antonyms
How Easy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'easy' (requiring little effort) modifying 'money' — i.e., money obtained with little effort. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically transparent and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Easy money gives the image of money that is easy to grab, like fruit on a low branch you can pick without climbing. That's why it means 'money earned with little effort'.