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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic, often derogatory) Of a scheme, claiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims..
Five companies offering get-rich-quick schemes to property investors have been shut down.
Get-rich-quick email scams are on the increase.
Private companies have, traditionally, dominated Britain's railway history. The first railways were built by private individuals and groups, and by the late 1830s building a railway was considered the ideal 'get rich quick' scheme.
Use get-rich-quick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Get-rich-quick means (idiomatic, often derogatory) Of a scheme, claiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Five companies offering get-rich-quick schemes to property investors have been shut down.
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