cash grab

noun

plural cash grabs

: the greedy pursuit of an opportunity for making money especially when done without regard for ethics, concerns, or consequences : money grab

Some Republican leaders have also said any attempt to undo the state's flat tax amounts to a cash grab.—

Steve LeBlanc

… money generated by single-use plastic going onto the market is being swallowed up in a cash grab … with little or no accountability or strategy underpinning it.—

Adam Leyland

also : something (such as a product or service) used for a cash grab

HBO announced a new Harry Potter TV series, and it is an obvious cash grab that is insulting to true fans. —

Victor Lana

But is it good enough to satisfy discerning taco-loving hipsters or is it simply a shameless, cultural appropriating cash grab? —

Joey Morona

It might be more feasible to just give up on college football being anything but a soulless cash grab … —

David Schraub

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Next, the women get to try their hand at a literal cash grab in one of those money booths. —

EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Some sourness is lingering after Trump and his wife launched meme coins, which critics said looked like an unseemly cash grab. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Ross says extra charges are not a cash grab by flight providers. —

Doug Gollan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 This movie shoots for something beyond a cynical cash grab, which is what lifts it to the fifth spot, but if the Transformers movies are to keep going, Bay is going to have to stab someone in the heart with a shot of adrenaline to bring the excitement back to the bots. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024 The recklessness of Trump’s latest cash grab is surely a sign of things to come, too, as the president rolls back regulations on crypto that protect investors and keep traditional banking somewhat sheltered from the chaos of the crypto industry. —

Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Ultimately, without any enforcement of conflict of interest laws, Musk’s ascension is effectively a cash grab. —

Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 Since his first term in office, Trump has been a magnet for all types of grifts and cash grabs, many of them endorsed by the president himself, and including everything from guitars and shoes to trading cards and coins. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025 Opponents in New York say this is just a cash grab – another tax that will hurt mainly working people. —

Mo Rocca, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025