make a bundle

Idioms and Phrases

Also, make a pile . Make a great deal of money, as in When the market went up they made a bundle , or He made a pile from that department store . The first term, dating from about 1900, comes from the somewhat earlier use of bundle for a roll of banknotes. The variant, alluding to a heap of money, was first recorded in 1864.

Related Words

• accrue
• acquire
• add to
• assemble
• collect
• compile
• concentrate
• expand
• gain
• grow
• hoard
• increase
• pile up
• rack up
• swell