cash grab
/ˈkæʃ ˌɡɹæb/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A product designed primarily or solely with the intent of generating profits or money.
Derogatory
noun
Legislation that serves primarily the purpose of generating revenue.
noun
An activity engaged in with the intention of making money quickly.
Example Sentences
- "Considering some of the other offers that were made, allowing this one piece of merchandise was by no means a cash grab; this was merely Watterson putting a toe in the water."
- "Registered in the OED as 'a tax intended to discourage the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, esp. one levied on the burning of fossil fuels', in some of our blog discussions carbon tax is repeatedly referred to as a cash grab."
- "But this governance exercise quickly degenerated into a cash grab exercise (fundamentally corrupting the original purposes), when deficit and debt reduction became the categorical imperative."
- "They went out on a cash grab today, got a couple hundred grand, but they say they've turned the courier around, go intel there's a big money stash out there.""
- "What could be more cynical than a cash grab wrapped up in “never again?”"
- "If you are sustainably harvesting, you should be able to sustain the income that comes from harvesting instead of getting a larger cash grab now, and then forgoing future income."