English Explanatory Dictionary

licence to print money

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see licence, to, print, money.
  2. A means of generating a large income with little effort.

Pronunciation

En-au-licence to print money.ogg

Word forms

licence to print money licences to print money license to print money

Etymology

Often attributed to Lew Grade, and notably used by Roy Thompson of Scottish Television around 1956.

Related words

print money laughing all the way to the bank
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