荒あら稼かせぎ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

making a killing; raking in money

Often implies earning a large amount of money quickly or easily, sometimes with a nuance of recklessness or illegality.

• 彼かれは株かぶで荒あら稼かせぎをした。

  He made a killing in the stock market.

• あの会かい社しゃは新しん製せい品ひんで荒あら稼かせぎしている。

  That company is raking in money with its new product.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

robbery; robber

Dated term for robbery or a robber; now largely replaced by words like 強盗.

• 昔むかし、この街かい道どうでは荒あら稼かせぎが多おおかった。

  In the old days, there were many robberies along this highway.