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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Along with ad exchanges, the technology allows news publishers and other online content providers make money by selling advertising.
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Tanay Dhumal, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The resale market offers regular homeowners an opportunity to make money selling old, unwanted, or unused items.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
But many creators have learned that teaching others how to make money online is a faster path to wealth.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Former staffers stress that the mission of the Kennedy Center, a nonprofit founded in 1971, is not to make money but to represent the best of American culture.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Tanay Dhumal, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The resale market offers regular homeowners an opportunity to make money selling old, unwanted, or unused items.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
But many creators have learned that teaching others how to make money online is a faster path to wealth.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Former staffers stress that the mission of the Kennedy Center, a nonprofit founded in 1971, is not to make money but to represent the best of American culture.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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