paydirt
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌdɜrt/
- Informal
:
mina
- For these RBs not to have found paydirt isn't just unacceptable; it's baffling.
- hit paydirt
- strike paydirt
Examples
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The miners were excited when they finally found paydirt rich in gold.
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Play your cards right, and you could hit paydirt.
Fiction book (1999) -
I got a sense I was onto something, and a few hours later I hit paydirt.
Blog text (15) -
The best, or the luckiest ones, hit paydirt more often than others.
Blog text (3) -
Within just months, though, Agaev hit paydirt.
Blog text (18) -
Right now the trucks are running, we got paydirt, everything's good.
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To their stunned amazement, Jericho had come up with paydirt.
Fiction book (1994) -
After years of hard work, the startup finally struck paydirt with their innovative app.
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The team's new strategy proved to be paydirt, leading to record sales this quarter.
Synonyms
12
6.8
A large rich source of valuable things like gold or information
1
7.2
Earth or rock that has valuable minerals worth mining
Antonyms
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paydirt comes from miners' talk and joins pay ('to give money or profit') and dirt ('earth') because miners used it for ground that 'paid' them with gold or other valuables, so today to 'hit paydirt' means to find a source of money or success.