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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Texans still can make money on the outcome of the game, the score, player performances and halftime show cameos.
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
But once the new disclosure requirements make clear how pharmacy benefit managers make money and where the money is flowing, drugmakers might be more willing to work with employers directly.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
State officials are currently attempting to repeal all vaccine mandates for children to attend public school in the state and have recently repeated unfounded claims about vaccines, such as pediatricians make money by providing vaccines.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
To make money, Tessa at times took on boarders and had as many as three jobs at once.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
But once the new disclosure requirements make clear how pharmacy benefit managers make money and where the money is flowing, drugmakers might be more willing to work with employers directly.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
State officials are currently attempting to repeal all vaccine mandates for children to attend public school in the state and have recently repeated unfounded claims about vaccines, such as pediatricians make money by providing vaccines.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
To make money, Tessa at times took on boarders and had as many as three jobs at once.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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