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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Wetlands, unlike the rice fields the land had once been, don’t make money and are expensive to maintain.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Anyone with good writing skills can make money online as a writer, especially with AI tools that make the process of writing so much easier.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But, after that initial investment, MDC could actually make money by renting out the facility to club and/or high school teams looking for a place to play/practice.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The school district criticized Accuracy in Media's tactics, saying the video was heavily edited and was done in a way to help the organization make money.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Anyone with good writing skills can make money online as a writer, especially with AI tools that make the process of writing so much easier.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But, after that initial investment, MDC could actually make money by renting out the facility to club and/or high school teams looking for a place to play/practice.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The school district criticized Accuracy in Media's tactics, saying the video was heavily edited and was done in a way to help the organization make money.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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