She pulls down about $40,000 a year.
•They pull down pretty good salaries.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pull down an amount of money — tv. to arn a stated amount of money. (An amount of money is expressed as a figure or other indication of an actual amount.) □ She pulls down about $40,000 a year. □ They pull down pretty good salaries … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull down (something) — 1. to destroy a building. Many of those homes were pulled down to make way for new construction. They pulled my house down to build a QuickMart. 2. to earn a large amount of money. She pulls down over $100,000 a year. I don t know what he makes,… … New idioms dictionary
pull down — verb 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground (Freq. 2) The building was levelled • Syn: ↑level, ↑raze, ↑rase, ↑dismantle, ↑tear down, ↑take down … Useful english dictionary
pull down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pull down : present tense I/you/we/they pull down he/she/it pulls down present participle pulling down past tense pulled down past participle pulled down 1) to destroy a building, especially because it is very … English dictionary
pull something in — ˌpull sthˈin/ˈdown derived (informal) to earn the large amount of money mentioned Syn: ↑make • I reckon she s pulling in over $100 000. Main entry: ↑pull … Useful english dictionary
pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings … Dictionary of contemporary English
Money multiplier — In monetary economics, a money multiplier is one of various closely related ratios of commercial bank money to central bank money under a fractional reserve banking system.[1] Most often, it measures the maximum amount of commercial bank money… … Wikipedia
Money creation — Banking A series on Financial services … Wikipedia
pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pull in — verb 1. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (Freq. 4) Her good looks attract the stares of many men The ad pulled in many potential customers This pianist pulls huge crowds The store owner… … Useful english dictionary
knock down — verb 1. cause to come or go down (Freq. 5) The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet • Syn: ↑down, ↑cut down, ↑push down, ↑pull down … Useful english dictionary
