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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After his parents divorced, his mother took 5-year-old Salazar with her, moving from place to place around South America, and performing as clowns to make money.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Unresolved issues include how to restrict firms’ ability to pay customers yields on stablecoins — which has become a power struggle between crypto and banks — and how to rein in government officials’ ability to make money off digital assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The individuals in that case were making wagers on insider information — for example, injuries — to make money based on insider information, right?
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Oftentimes, real estate and retail are talked about like their different businesses, but really, the two make money together.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Unresolved issues include how to restrict firms’ ability to pay customers yields on stablecoins — which has become a power struggle between crypto and banks — and how to rein in government officials’ ability to make money off digital assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The individuals in that case were making wagers on insider information — for example, injuries — to make money based on insider information, right?
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Oftentimes, real estate and retail are talked about like their different businesses, but really, the two make money together.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for make money
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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