Definition of "gravy" []

• The juices that drip from cooking meat. (noun)
• A sauce made by thickening and seasoning these juices. (noun)
• Slang Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained. (noun)
• Slang Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Kouvalis, the man credited with parlaying the phrase "gravy train" to a Ford victory, has been meeting with lawyers over the past few weeks to ensure no one is violating campaign-financing legislation."
• "This classic combo of buckwheat groats, bowtie noodles and gravy, is incredibly simple to make when it it prepared as a side with a brisket in gravy."
• "The turkey was dry, and over-cooked, and I soon discovered that what we call gravy back in Jolly Old, was, in America, a white sauce made from a roux of butter, flour and milk."