money made with little effort, sometimes dishonestly
2. business
money that can be borrowed at a low interest rate
easy money in American English
noun
1.
money obtained with a minimum of effort
2.
money obtained by deception, fraud, artifice, etc.
Word origin
[1895–1900, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backwind, cutback, flamenco, freewheel, hit-and-run
Examples of 'easy money' in a sentence
easy money
It was easy money, because Eddie was so good he could win, and beat the odds, almost every time.