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
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
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
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
Joey Morona It might be more feasible to just give up on college football being anything but a soulless cash grab … —David Schraub
David Schraub Examples of cash grab in a Sentence
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With new oversight, strong federal leadership, and an end to municipal cash grabs, the Commonwealth can finally deliver on the promise of a stable and prosperous energy system.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Brand partnerships are a transparent cash grab.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
If a cynical person wants to say that all [legacy sequels] come from the same cash grab, that’s just not my view of it.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
But to me, a cash grab is something done purely for profit with little regard for value or integrity.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But the taxpayers who pay for it deserve a fiscally conservative approach and reforms needed to ensure a world-class, safe and soluble system — not a short-term cash grab that hurts, rather than helps, Illinoisans, $1.50 at a time.
—John Curran, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
That's a tough act to follow, but Disney has clearly taken its time to ensure Zootopia 2 is no mere cash grab.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
Is Leagues Cup a worthy event, or merely a shameless cash grab?
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
What this cash grab will do, of course, is give consumers who were looking for a reason to cut the cable cord a final reason to do so.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
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Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Brand partnerships are a transparent cash grab.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
If a cynical person wants to say that all [legacy sequels] come from the same cash grab, that’s just not my view of it.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
But to me, a cash grab is something done purely for profit with little regard for value or integrity.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But the taxpayers who pay for it deserve a fiscally conservative approach and reforms needed to ensure a world-class, safe and soluble system — not a short-term cash grab that hurts, rather than helps, Illinoisans, $1.50 at a time.
—John Curran, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
That's a tough act to follow, but Disney has clearly taken its time to ensure Zootopia 2 is no mere cash grab.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
Is Leagues Cup a worthy event, or merely a shameless cash grab?
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
What this cash grab will do, of course, is give consumers who were looking for a reason to cut the cable cord a final reason to do so.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
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“Cash grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20grab. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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