pay dirt
noun [U] USDefinition
› something very valuable or very useful that is found after searching or effort: If a salesperson does not quickly hit pay dirt with a customer they will usually move straight on to someone else.Useful or advantageous
(Definition of pay dirt noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous adjective
- all-singing adjective
- amiss adjective
- enlightening adjective
- expedience noun
- expedient adjective
- favourable adjective
- fecund adjective
- fodder noun (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)
- not to be sniffed at idiom
- practicality noun (SUITABLE)
- preferential adjective
- productive adjective
- profitable adjective
- viable adjective
- wholesome adjective
- win-win adjective
- worthwhile adjective
Topic:
Useful or advantageous
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