Nice little earner British Australia noun phrase informal
To describe a job or business that is very profitable.
The film that I made a year ago turned out to be a nice little earner.
I have just read in the internet that junk shop business could be a nice little earner and cost a not so large capital.
Oil business must be a nice little earner, but at the same time it is extremely risky.
1. Used o describe someone or something that creates big profits
2. Used to refer to someone's butt
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 make money swiftly and effortlessly.
1. To drink a beverage
2. Used to say that someone wants to take his share from the financial proceeds of illicit activity