make money
idiom
: to earn money : to make a profit
The club made money by selling advertisements in the newsletter.
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That means Apple can make money from AI without spending enormous amounts.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
People don’t go to the casino to make money.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
West End Girl wasn’t made to make money.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
But after the divorce, Matsunaga needed to figure out how to make money.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
People don’t go to the casino to make money.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
West End Girl wasn’t made to make money.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
But after the divorce, Matsunaga needed to figure out how to make money.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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