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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For years, the only way for Kabanyana — the eldest son — to make money and support his family was to do occasional daily labor in fields.
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
When the internet arrived, people weren’t sure how to make money with it.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Planning a tour that does not make money holds few attractions.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
A lot of the successful book clubs are ways to make money.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
When the internet arrived, people weren’t sure how to make money with it.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Planning a tour that does not make money holds few attractions.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
A lot of the successful book clubs are ways to make money.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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