Chiefly U.S. Of a coin or sum of money: giving a quick return, circulating briskly. Chiefly in nimble ninepence, nimble shilling. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > [noun] > turning over in course of trade > swift return (3) nimble shilling1801 Chiefly U.S. Of a coin or sum of money: giving a quick return, circulating briskly. Chiefly in nimble ninepence, nimble shilling. Now rare. fast buck1944 (a) n. money that is earned quickly or easily, typically by illicit or unscrupulous means; = quick buck n. at quick, adj. n.1adv. compounds 1b; (b)… quick buck1946 money that is earned quickly or easily, typically by illicit or unscrupulous means; = fast buck n. adj. at fast, adj. compounds 2. |
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