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paydirt


noun

  1. soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
  2. Informal. any source of success or wealth; a fortunate discovery or profitable venture: After months of experimentation, the scientists finally hit pay dirt.
  3. Football. end zone(def 1).

noun

  1. a deposit rich enough in minerals to be worth mining
  2. strike pay dirt or hit pay dirt informal to achieve one’s objective

n.also pay dirt, “profit, success,” 1873, from pay (n.) + dirt (n.); a word from mining, where it was used in a literal sense from 1856.

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