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- Dictionarypickings/ˈpɪkɪŋz/
plural
- 1. profits or gains that are made effortlessly or dishonestly: "thieves found easy pickings in the underprotected bedsits"
- 2. remaining scraps or leftovers.
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PICKINGS definition: 1. money that can be earned easily or dishonestly: 2. money that can be earned easily or…. Learn more.
- English (US)
PICKINGS meaning: 1. money that can be earned easily or...
- English (US)
: something that is picked or picked up: such as. a. : gleanable or eatable fragments : scraps. b. : yield or return for effort expended. easy pickings. slim pickings. Examples of pickings in a Sentence.
Pickings definition: money, profits, etc, acquired easily or by more or less dishonest means; spoils. See examples of PICKINGS used in a sentence.
Pickings are money that can be earned easily or dishonestly, such as from street-selling or foreign tourists. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of pickings with examples and related words.
You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as the pickings. Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars. Other rich pickings, including season ticket sales, are expected to exceed last year's £3m.
noun. /ˈpɪkɪŋz/ [plural] something, especially money, that can be obtained from a particular situation in an easy or a dishonest way. There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair. There are rich pickings to be had by investing in this sort of company.
Pickings are the act of picking something up or taking something, or the things that are picked. They can also mean profits, spoils, or leftovers. See different sources and translations of pickings.
