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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Adding to the worry: Elon Musk has gone on record in recent months opposing the very idea of intellectual-property copyright, which is the mechanism by which all major content creators protect their work and all major content companies make money.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The vast majority of the coin’s supply — 80% — is held by two Trump Organization affiliates, which make money through transaction fees.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
As long as underlying residential real estate demand, and prices, went up, these would continue to make money.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Anyone doubting Ferrari’s ability to make money might be convinced by a new report from Best Brokers.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The vast majority of the coin’s supply — 80% — is held by two Trump Organization affiliates, which make money through transaction fees.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
As long as underlying residential real estate demand, and prices, went up, these would continue to make money.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Anyone doubting Ferrari’s ability to make money might be convinced by a new report from Best Brokers.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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