money-spinning

chiefly British
as in lucrative
yielding a profit turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl

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Adjective
  • But, being primarily motivated by profit, private banks did not find nuclear energy lucrative enough, especially owing to frequent cost overruns of reactor construction projects, red tape, and regulation.
    Time, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Along with its big $225 million production budget, the film has the responsibility of launching a new on-screen universe for DC Comics characters, laying the groundwork for what could potentially be many more lucrative years of superhero blockbusters.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 12 July 2025
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  • During the 1930s, the John Day Company found novels about China to be immensely profitable—but interest in such books had fallen since World War II, and the publisher urgently needed to make money.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 26 July 2025
  • While Rocket Lab's stock is up 800% over the past year, according to Forbes, the company is not yet profitable.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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“Money-spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money-spinning. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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