cash grab
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6.5
- noun
- /kæʃ ɡræb/
- Literature
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estrategia de lucro rápido
- Consumers warned that the overpriced merchandise was clearly a cash grab from the popular franchise.
This is a really cynical cash grab by Asus, and they should feel bad for it.
- This is a really cynical cash grab by Asus, and they should feel bad for it.
- Like if this physical products are not a good thing to do if you're trying to do a cash grab, cash grab, just like for the record.
Examples
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This is a really cynical cash grab by Asus, and they should feel bad for it.
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It is purely a cash grab.
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The book was a cash grab.
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Even loyal church members couldn't help thinking it was more of a cash grab than anything else.
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The quick cash grab that is, this will probably see many iterations if it sells well enough.
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Totally reeks of an MLB.com cash grab.
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If he's cutting hours so employees don't qualify and still adding the surcharge, it's just a cash grab to fatten his wallet.
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Instead of holding fast to the Cardinals' rightful place among other franchises with classic home and away jerseys, DeWitt chose a fauxback cash grab that makes the franchise one of the crowd in terms of their uniforms.
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The movie was criticized as a cash grab due to its low production quality and lack of original ideas.
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Many fans felt that the latest video game release was just a cash grab by the developers, aiming to profit from nostalgia.
Synonyms
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7.4
The act of trying to get as much money as possible, often dishonestly
How Profit-Driven
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents keep their literal senses—'cash' (money) and 'grab' (to seize quickly)—so the compound denotes an act of seizing or extracting money. The resulting meaning (a product or action designed to make money quickly) follows directly from this composition and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the words.
Etymology
Cash grab gives a simple picture: someone reaching out to quickly snatch money. It joins cash (money) and grab (to take fast), so it is used for products or actions made mainly 'to make money quickly' without much care for quality.