one grab; single scoop
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 一攫千金 (いっかくせんきん), meaning 'making a fortune at a stroke' or 'getting rich quick'. The standalone noun is rare and literary.
The phrase 一攫千金 expresses gaining a large sum of money in one grab.
He kept buying lottery tickets, dreaming of getting rich quick.
Rare kanji form; the character 攫 is not included in the Jōyō kanji list. This spelling is mostly seen in the compound 一攫千金.
Alternate rare kanji form, also mostly limited to the compound 一獲千金.
Composed of 一 (one) and 攫 (grab, seize). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound 一攫千金 is a well-established yojijukugo.