Sudden Great Profit Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "KILLING" which means:

noun
• • An event that causes someone to die
• • The act of terminating a life
• • A very large profit
adjective satellite
• • Very funny
verb
• • To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
• • To render inoperative.
• • To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
• • To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
• • To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
• • To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
• • To use up or to waste.
• • To exert an overwhelming effect on.
• • To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
• • To force a company out of business.
• • To produce intense pain.
• • To punish severely.
• • To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
• • To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
• • To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
• • To cause to assume the value zero.
• • (irc) to disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
• • To deadmelt.
adjective
• • That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
• • Devastatingly attractive.
• • That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He was charged with killing his neighbor's dog."
• • "The hunter succeeded in killing a bear during the expedition."

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