killing
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
- Informal
- With the surge in demand for housing, many real estate agents are making a killing in commissions.
- make a killing
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Examples
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Last year, the investors made a killing by betting on rising tech stocks.
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- Now here's your chance to make a real killing.
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Listen, we're gonna make a real good killing next year.
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Not quite like making a killing on the stock market, but close enough.
Fiction book (2001) -
Price is right, we make a killing.
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At twenty bucks a pop, they were making a killing.
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If you played a short-term gold game recently, you made a killing.
Academic text (2010) -
You could be making a killing out there consulting, but you're laying brick.
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I've made a killing during the past two months with paranormal and New Age titles.
Fiction book (1997) -
After launching the new product, the company made a killing during the holiday season.
Synonyms
A very large profit made in a short time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.9
A way to show strong frustration or disbelief about someone's words and actions
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.6
The killing of a family member, often a woman or girl, by relatives who think she brought shame
- Offensive
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9.7
An event where someone or an animal is put to death during a religious ceremony to please a god
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Etymology
Killing for a big profit comes from a slang use of the verb kill to mean 'to beat' or 'to win'. A helpful way to remember it is that to 'make a killing' is to win a lot of money quickly.