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title: "secure the bag · GenZ Decoded"
description: "secure the bag: To lock in money or a valuable opportunity. Example: \"He got the internship, time to secure the bag.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# secure the bag

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

**Meaning.** To lock in money or a valuable opportunity.

See it in a sentence

He got the internship, time to secure the bag.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

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

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- 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 lock in money or a valuable opportunity

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [stack](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stack/): A large sum of money or big financial win.
- [stacks](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stacks/): A large amount of money.

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