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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Since then, the girls have worked in the capital to make money for their rent and send funds to their family.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
It was called Liber Abaci, The Book of Calculations, and in it Fibonacci set out algebraic principles that, essentially, enabled merchants to make money.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Councilman Scotty Johnson said the city needs to strike a balance between ensuring businesses can make money and keeping order late at night, especially when people have been drinking.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
People come here ‘to make money’ Alibrahim told CNBC that Saudi was now seen as a land of opportunity for investors, as well as investment.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
It was called Liber Abaci, The Book of Calculations, and in it Fibonacci set out algebraic principles that, essentially, enabled merchants to make money.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Councilman Scotty Johnson said the city needs to strike a balance between ensuring businesses can make money and keeping order late at night, especially when people have been drinking.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
People come here ‘to make money’ Alibrahim told CNBC that Saudi was now seen as a land of opportunity for investors, as well as investment.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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