make money

idiom

: to earn money : to make a profit
The club made money by selling advertisements in the newsletter.

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Gethard’s argument contrasted the current moment to where comedy was 15 to even five years ago, a period generally considered the Second Comedy Boom in which the internet offered many comedians opportunities to get noticed, build active fan bases, get jobs, and make money. Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Hollywood suits and Hollywood creatives hold opposite interests, the former trying to make money and limit risk in a post-professional-content age, the latter trying to argue financially and spiritually for why that age should never come. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026 Learn more about the ways to make money from home here now. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 The jackpot behind the jackpot Neither Kane nor Magnone make money winning tournament jackpots. Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026 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 13 Jan. 2026.

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