разжи́ва

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
(rare) gain, profit
От э́той сде́лки большо́й разжи́вы не бу́дет.
There won't be much gain from this deal.
Colloquial and dated; often in negative statements ('not much to be gained').
2.
(rare) acquired wealth, riches
Вся его разжи́ва нажита честным трудо́м.
All his wealth was earned by honest work.
Folk or colloquial register.
3.
(rare) bite, morsel
В до́ме ни кро́шки, никако́й разжи́вы.
There isn't a crumb in the house, not a bite to eat.
Dialectal; a bite to keep one going.

Examples

Тут особой разживы не будет, работа простая.
There won't be much profit here—the work is simple.
С такой торговли какая разжива?
What kind of profit can you make from trading like that?
Он поехал на север в надежде на разживу.
He went north in the hope of making a profit.