Usually means: Achieve sudden, significant financial success.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word strike it rich:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. strike it rich: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. strike it rich: Merriam-Webster
  3. strike it rich: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. strike it rich: Collins English Dictionary
  5. strike it rich: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. strike it rich: Wiktionary
  7. strike it rich: Dictionary.com
  8. Strike It Rich (UK game show), Strike It Rich (radio-TV): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. strike it rich: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. strike it rich: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. strike it rich: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (strike it rich)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.

Similar:
strike oil, strike it lucky, hit paydirt, hit the jackpot, strike gold, roll in wealth, strike lucky, strike a lead, make a killing, rake it in, more...

Opposite:
lose everything, go broke, hit rock bottom, fall on hard times

Types:
winning lottery, inheriting fortune, striking oil, winning lawsuit, more...

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Similar:
strike oil, strike it lucky, hit paydirt, hit the jackpot, strike gold, roll in wealth, strike lucky, strike a lead, make a killing, rake it in, more...

Opposite:
lose everything, go broke, hit rock bottom, fall on hard times

Types:
winning lottery, inheriting fortune, striking oil, winning lawsuit, more...



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