MAKE A KILLING

Meaning of MAKE A KILLING in English

v. phr. To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. Herb bought a lot of soybean stock when the price was low and sold it when the price went up. Small wonder he made a huge killing.

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MAKE A KILLING — earn a lot of money, earn a fortune
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAKE A KILLING — have a great financial success. → killing
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAKE A KILLING — ( informal ) to make a lot of money quickly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE A KILLING — Synonyms and related words : be caught short, be short, bear the palm, belong, break the bank, bucket, bucketshop, capitalize …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAKE A KILLING — {v. phr.} To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. * /Herb bought a lot of soybean …
Slang English vocab
MAKE A KILLING — See ↑ PROFIT 3
Longman Activator English vocab
MAKE A KILLING — (informal) MAKE A LARGE PROFIT, make a/one's fortune, make money; informal clean up, make a packet, make a pretty penny; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAKE A KILLING — v (sl) совратить кого-либо
Dirty English-Russian vocab
MAKE A KILLING — {v. phr.} To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. * /Herb bought a lot of soybean …
Словарь английских идиом
MAKE A KILLING — earn a big profit, make a bundle If you buy gold now, you'll make a killing when the price goes …
English Idioms vocab
MAKE A KILLING — earn a big profit, make a bundle If you buy gold now, you'll make a killing when the price goes …
English Idioms vocabulary
MAKE A KILLING — заработать большие деньги, получить большие выгоды I made a killing on that take-over.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
MAKE A KILLING — expr infml He hasn't exactly made a killing — Навар у него был небольшой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MAKE A KILLING — expr infml He hasn't exactly made a killing — Навар у него был небольшой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MAKE A KILLING — killing, make a expr infml He hasn't exactly made a killing Навар у него был небольшой
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MAKE A KILLING — He hasn't exactly made a killing — Навар у него был небольшой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
MAKE A KILLING — заработать большие деньги, получить большие выгоды I made a killing on that take-over.
English Russian slang dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILLING — I. ˈkiliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of killen to strike, kill — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLING — — killingly , adv. /kil"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that kills. 2. the total …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILLING — I. ˈki-liŋ noun Date: 15th century 1. : the act of one that kills 2. : kill 2a 3. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
KILLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of kill. 2. killing ·adj literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILLING — [kill.ing] n (15c) 1: the act of one that kills 2: kill 2a 3: a sudden notable gain or profit …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILLING — killing BrE AmE ˈkɪl ɪŋ ▷ killing|ly li ▷ killing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLING — / ˈkɪlɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun an act of killing sb deliberately SYN murder : brutal killings …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILLING — kill ‧ ing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILLING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILLING — n. & adj. n. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
KILLING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLING — ( killings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A killing is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a revenge killing ▪ Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings. honour …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILLING — [noun] [C]A killing is when a person is murdered.Quarrels between rival gangs have led to a series of brutal killings.The …
Cambridge English vocab
KILLING — I. noun 1 killing sb deliberately ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal , cold-blooded ▪ the cold-blooded ~ of a young woman ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KILLING — See ↑ KILL 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make a killing • ↑ mercy killing
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILLING — n. 25B6; noun a brutal killing : MURDER, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, elimination, putting/doing to death, execution; slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILLING — n. 1 murder, carnage, butchery, execution, slaughter, bloodshed, death, massacre, genocide, liquidation, mass murder or destruction, decimation, extermination, blood bath, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство (человека) Syn : murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn : slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KILLING — 1. ʹkılıŋ n 1. 1> убийство, умерщвление 2> забой ( скота ) 2. дичь, убитая на охоте; охотничья добыча there …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MAKE — 1) возмещать 2) восполнить 3) выплавлять 4) вырабатывать 5) выявить 6) изготовлять 7) изделие 8) конфекционировать 9) производить 10) равняться 11) совершать 12) составлять 13) уделать 14) уделывать 15) учинять 16) марка • make [take] comparison — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KILLING — 1) электр. обесточение 2) убивание 3) умерщвление 4) уморение • - dip killing - field killing - killing space - killing time
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KILLING — 1. сущ.1) а) убийство (человека) Syn:murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn:slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль to make a killing — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KILLING — 1. ʹkılıŋ n 1. 1> убийство, умерщвление 2> забой ( скота ) 2. дичь, убитая на охоте; охотничья добыча there …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство ( человека ) Syn: murder , assassination б) убой ( животных ) Syn: slaughter 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство (человека) Syn: murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn: slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль to make a killing — сорвать куш I don't take tips, and …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KILLING — 1) умерщвление, убийство; убой; отстрел 2) цитолиз, лизис клеток 3) убивающий • - bystander killing - cell-mediated killing - natural killing - pup killing - selective killing - unrestricted …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KILLING — 1) умерщвление, убийство; убой; отстрел 2) цитолиз, лизис клеток 3) убивающий • - bystander killing - cell-mediated killing - natural …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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