Definition of the game

game, the

noun - uncountable

the pursuit of money.






Citation from "Blue Jeans", Born to Die (2012 album), Lana Del Rey censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make money.
Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 20 2013.
some particular area of business or crime.

Citation from "Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: a job.
- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 22 2013.

notes

See also game.
Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 20 2013.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'a job':
private eye	Definitions include: "private investigator."
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
her	Definitions include: any object.
gig	Definitions include: to dance.
hustle	Definitions include: to work hard and get some money.
line of work	Definitions include: profession.
nine to five	Definitions include: a job.
side hustle	Definitions include: a hustle on the side.
*private dck**	Definitions include: private investigator.
Other terms relating to 'business (related to)':
fine print, the	Definitions include: the contract involved in an agreement.
bread and butter	Definitions include: the main source of income for a business.
vertical	Definitions include: to upper management.
rank-and-yank	Definitions include: a corporate performance review system in which employees are ranked in their performance, and the bottom-performing employees are terminated.
jobber	Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
safety meeting	Definitions include: a break in the workday when employees gather to ingest drugs.
hole in the wall	Definitions include: a small, often decrepit business.
small print, the	Definitions include: the contract involved in an agreement.
spec	Definitions include: "specification".
inside the box	Definitions include: conventionally.
deck	Definitions include: to hit.
glory vulture	Definitions include: a person attaches themselves to high profile task or project in order to enhance their own career.
take vertical	Definitions include: to take something vertical, i.e. to upper management.
biznass	Definitions include: "business".
WFH	Definitions include: acronym for "work from home" or "working from home".
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Other terms relating to 'to make money':
rake in	Definitions include: to earn, usually money.
blow up	Definitions include: to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.)
scrape together	Definitions include: of money, to gather.
level up	Definitions include: to increase one's stature in life.
bring home the bacon	Definitions include: to earn an income.
cake up	Definitions include: to save money or increase personal wealth.
stack papers	Definitions include: to earn money.
chase paper	Definitions include: to seek "paper" (i.e. money.)
bring in	Definitions include: to bring a person to law enforcement.
cake	Definitions include: displeasing.
hustle	Definitions include: to work hard and get some money.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'game':
A-game	Definitions include: a good performance.
Big Game, the	Definitions include: a particular important sporting event.
bored game	Definitions include: "board game".
boss game	Definitions include: boss game.
bring (one's) A game	Definitions include: to deliver a good performance ("A-game").
bugger that for a game of Soldiers	Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something.
charge it to the game	Definitions include: Too bad; there is nothing one can do; shortened - Charge it.
con	Definitions include: a swindle, scam.
game	Definitions include: the ability to attract members of the opposite sex.
game changer	Definitions include: something that radically changes a situation.
game on	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
game over	Definitions include: of no more value or no longer cool.
game pieces	Definitions include: Pot and anything needed to smoke it.
game plan	Definitions include: a plan.
game-time decision	Definitions include: a decision that will be made close to the time of acting upon that decision.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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