Make a fast/quick buck American disapproving informal verb phrase
To earn money quickly and easily, usually through dishonest or illegal work.
Andreina is hopeless now. All he cares about is how to make a quick buck.
People nowadays are just looking to make a fast buck.
To earn enough money to pay for basic expenses that one or one's family needs
To say that someone earns money in an honorable and legitimate way, typically through one's hard work.
To describe a job or business that is very profitable.
The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.