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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Same old story — jazz guys go to Europe, make money, come home, play to 50 people in a bar.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, these bombs make money in their fifth and sixth cycles, not the first phase, which all of our P&L modeling reflects.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Companies that issue stablecoins operate similarly to banks: The issuers make money by taking deposits from investors, giving them coins in return and then investing those deposits to generate a yield that the companies keep.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The judge agreed to delay Santos' sentencing, which had initially been scheduled for Feb. 7, after Santos asked for more time to make money off of his podcast to satisfy his restitution and forfeiture.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, these bombs make money in their fifth and sixth cycles, not the first phase, which all of our P&L modeling reflects.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Companies that issue stablecoins operate similarly to banks: The issuers make money by taking deposits from investors, giving them coins in return and then investing those deposits to generate a yield that the companies keep.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The judge agreed to delay Santos' sentencing, which had initially been scheduled for Feb. 7, after Santos asked for more time to make money off of his podcast to satisfy his restitution and forfeiture.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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