make money

phrase

: to earn money : to make a profit
The club made money by selling advertisements in the newsletter.

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The party has a long history of manipulating stock prices to ensure punters make money on their bets, or at least limit their losses. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Those cards generate billions of dollars a year for airlines, which make money when miles are sold to banks, which then give them to customers. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Apparently, the robot doesn't even have to make money to beat me anymore. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Gangs such as Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo make money through kidnapping and draw weapons from national supplies in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic and purchases in the United States. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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