killing-n; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: An event that causes someone or something to die.

Commentary: KILLING[+event][+death]

Examples:
The killing happened last night.
The field was the site of many killings.

Mappings:
PropBank: killing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: A very large profit or gain.

Commentary: KILLING[+event][+financial]

Examples:
She really made a killing yesterday.
We're gonna make a killing with this product.

Mappings:
PropBank: killing.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3