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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Bessembinder found that thousands of stocks did make money — but not necessarily enough to justify an investment versus an index fund — while 17 stocks delivered enormous returns, Cramer pointed out.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Starring Timothée Chalamet in the titular role, Marty Supreme follows Marty Mauser, a working-class hustler in 1950s New York who navigates the underground table tennis scene to make money.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
People can use their own cars and make money delivering packages.
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Unlike most marketplaces, Collected doesn’t make money by charging dealers a percentage of each transaction.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Starring Timothée Chalamet in the titular role, Marty Supreme follows Marty Mauser, a working-class hustler in 1950s New York who navigates the underground table tennis scene to make money.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
People can use their own cars and make money delivering packages.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Unlike most marketplaces, Collected doesn’t make money by charging dealers a percentage of each transaction.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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