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title: "make bank · GenZ Decoded"
description: "make bank: To earn a lot of money. Example: \"He took the job to make bank.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# make bank

Millennial[#money](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/money/)

**Meaning.** To earn a lot of money.

See it in a sentence

He took the job to make bank.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [let's get this bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/let-s-get-this-bread/),[secure the bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/secure-the-bag/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    make bank,[get this bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-this-bread/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [hustle](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hustle/),[make bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/make-bread/)

- Plain English

    to earn a lot of money

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## Related slang

- [hustle](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hustle/): To work hard and push to make money.
- [let's get this bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/let-s-get-this-bread/): A motivational phrase meaning let's work hard and succeed; bread is money.
- [make bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/make-bread/): To earn money.
- [rack](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rack/): A unit of money in slang, most often a thousand dollars, though sources disagree on the exact figure.

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