gravy train

noun

Definition of gravy trainnext
as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors

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Recent Examples of gravy train For three generations these cities rode the sales-tax gravy train their malls produced. — Byron De Arakal, Oc Register, 3 May 2026 The most successful and lucrative family vlogs are indiscreet almost by definition—and yet the wrong kind of indiscretion can derail the whole gravy train. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 The Tribune reports on how the legal system is failing people who have been wrongly accused of crimes and how some unscrupulous attorneys have turned the system into a gravy train for themselves. — Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny. — Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gravy train
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravy train
  1. bonus
  2. dividend
  3. gift
  4. contribution
  5. tip
  6. donation
Noun
  • This may literally come in the form of a settlement, bonus, assets or an inheritance — or could be a good time to meet with a financial advisor to get you on track.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Niewiadoma-Phinney started Sunday’s stage eight seconds behind Vollering, who got a time bonus for winning the stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • In July the preferred stock started working the other way, and coins became dividend payments.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That decision permanently strips the owner of future growth, dividends, voting rights and control over when the stock is sold.
    — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividend
Noun
  • Trees are more than a gift to communities, according to new research from the University of Illinois and Professor William Sullivan's team.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • People may respond more warmly to you, but the real gift is feeling more at home in your own presence.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Members of other industry unions also get residuals, either directly — for SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America — or in the form of contributions to their pension and health funds, for IATSE and other below-the-line unions.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Still, his 2026 has been much closer to his old self, with positive defensive contributions and offensive stats more in line with his career averages.
    — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • The cut is a modern textured crop featuring a forward flow and frosted tips.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The tip is $21,000, approximately equivalent to Joy’s pinky nail.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tip
Noun
  • Lê Shackelford said the revenue generated at the store goes back to the vendors or helps fund the nonprofit’s efforts, which could not rely solely on grants and donations.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Partners relied on federal, state, county and city funding and grants and sought private donations in an effort spearheaded by First 5 Solano.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of donation

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“Gravy train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravy%20train. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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