gravy

5 definitions • 3 examples

a sauce made with meat juices and flour, served with meat and vegetables

a sauce made from meat juices, often mixed with flour

something extra that you welcome having and often did not expect to get:

This business took care of all our expenses, and the revenue from other ads and subscriptions was gravy.

money that you receive without much effort:

The company directors will mop up most of the gravy.

a situation in which it is easy to make money or to enjoy a comfortable life without much effort:

I can forget about the hard times because it's all been gravy for three years now.