make money
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: to earn money : to make a profit
The club made money by selling advertisements in the newsletter.
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The Reserves of the world generally make money not from the interest on unpaid balances but from transaction fees charged to businesses.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Some have jobs outside of the community, but many make money by buying and selling their homemade, homegrown goods.
—Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The chain’s popularity drove out smaller stores, which meant contractors could no longer make money buying supplies at wholesale costs and then marking up prices for customers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Most of us make money, but only a small percentage of us give a significant portion of it away.
—Ben Brooks
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Some have jobs outside of the community, but many make money by buying and selling their homemade, homegrown goods.
—Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The chain’s popularity drove out smaller stores, which meant contractors could no longer make money buying supplies at wholesale costs and then marking up prices for customers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Most of us make money, but only a small percentage of us give a significant portion of it away.
—Ben Brooks
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for make money
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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