noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
making money; making a profit
Often implies a one-time or opportunistic gain, like a quick profit or a successful venture. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a profit'.
彼は株で一儲けした。
He made a profit in the stock market.
一儲けしようと企んでいる。
He is scheming to make a quick buck.
Standard kanji spelling for the noun and suru-verb.
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Compound of 一 (ひと, 'one') and 儲け (もうけ, 'profit'), literally 'one profit'. The prefix 一 adds a sense of a single, notable gain.