Usually means: Earn a large profit quickly.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 8 dictionaries that define the word make a killing:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. make a killing: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. make a killing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. make a killing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. make a killing: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. make a killing: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. make a killing: Urban Dictionary

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (make a killing)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To win or earn a large amount of money.

Similar:
rake it in, make out like a bandit, coin it, make a pile, rake in, make bank, laugh all the way to the bank, print money, hit paydirt, hit the jackpot, more...

Opposite:
lose money, break even, make loss

▸ Words similar to make a killing

▸ Usage examples for make a killing

▸ Idioms related to make a killing

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near make a killing

▸ Rhymes of make a killing

▸ Invented words related to make a killing

Similar:
rake it in, make out like a bandit, coin it, make a pile, rake in, make bank, laugh all the way to the bank, print money, hit paydirt, hit the jackpot, more...

Opposite:
lose money, break even, make loss



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "make a killing" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux