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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To make money, Tessa at times took on boarders and had as many as three jobs at once.
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
For her, braiding had been a chance to make money, connect with other Black people, and take care of her family's hair.
—Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
To be sure, history is full of profitable ventures whose job was precisely just to invent new products and make money from them.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this ranks even lower than trapping to make money, at 35 percent approval.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
For her, braiding had been a chance to make money, connect with other Black people, and take care of her family's hair.
—Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
To be sure, history is full of profitable ventures whose job was precisely just to invent new products and make money from them.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this ranks even lower than trapping to make money, at 35 percent approval.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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