English Dictionary

cash grab

名詞

軽蔑的

(derogatory) A product designed primarily or solely with the intent of generating profits or money. / (politics) Legislation that serves primarily the purpose of generating revenue.

日本語の意味

（軽蔑的な意味で）利益や金銭獲得を主目的として設計された商品や企画 / （政治の文脈で）主に収入獲得を目的とした法律・議案

That limited-edition jersey is just a cash grab, made to exploit fans.

その限定版ジャージは、ファンを搾取して利益を得ることだけを目的とした金儲け目的の商品にすぎない。

意味（1）

(derogatory) A product designed primarily or solely with the intent of generating profits or money.

Considering some of the other offers that were made, allowing this one piece of merchandise was by no means a cash grab; this was merely Watterson putting a toe in the water.

意味（2）

(politics) Legislation that serves primarily the purpose of generating revenue.

Registered in the OED as 'a tax intended to discourage the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, esp. one levied on the burning of fossil fuels', in some of our blog discussions carbon tax is repeatedly referred to as a cash grab.

意味（3）

An activity engaged in with the intention of making money quickly.

They went out on a cash grab today, got a couple hundred grand, but they say they've turned the courier around, go intel there's a big money stash out there."

意味（4）

The money generated by a cash grab.

If you are sustainably harvesting, you should be able to sustain the income that comes from harvesting instead of getting a larger cash grab now, and then forgoing future income.

意味（5）

A game in which players attempt to grab as much money as possible.

The culminating funtivity is a cash grab on a Twister-like mat between two people, in which they stuff as much money into their various pockets, shirt fronts, and orifices as humanly possible.

cash grabs （ plural ）