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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There are a lot of ways to make money, but the allure of the media business has always been hard to resist and harder to disengage from.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where credit card companies make money if consumers carry big balances, Sandström pointed out that Klarna is free for shoppers and, while merchants are charged a fee, the buy now, pay later approach helps stores stimulate growth.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Since leaving his hedge fund in 2000, Cramer has dedicated his life to teaching investors how to make money in stocks.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
To make money, Maria schemes to sell spots in her living room to the locals, young and old sports fans, to watch the football games on her television.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where credit card companies make money if consumers carry big balances, Sandström pointed out that Klarna is free for shoppers and, while merchants are charged a fee, the buy now, pay later approach helps stores stimulate growth.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Since leaving his hedge fund in 2000, Cramer has dedicated his life to teaching investors how to make money in stocks.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
To make money, Maria schemes to sell spots in her living room to the locals, young and old sports fans, to watch the football games on her television.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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