moneymaker
noun
mon·ey·mak·er
ˈmə-nē-ˌmā-kər 
1
: one that accumulates wealth
2
: one (such as a plan or product) that produces profit
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For a company desperately trying to turn its money-losing streaming business into a moneymaker, the pivot marked a critical strategic shift in its path to profitability.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Las Vegas Sands owns five properties in Macau including its big moneymaker, the Venetian Macao.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
Sports has long been TV’s most popular moneymaker—ESPN brings in about $2 billion in advertising revenue annually—but for a long time, streamers were able to up their subscriber numbers by cranking out one bingeable show after another.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
Since 2003, the drink, sometimes known as a PSL, has become an autumnal harbinger for Starbucks customers and a major moneymaker for the company.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
And, while not Italian, Ken Eto was one of its biggest moneymakers.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
At least one industry analyst describes Arlington as GM’s most profitable plant and one of the biggest moneymakers in the world.
—Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
The iPhone and the Apple Watch are the company’s moneymakers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Both movies were huge moneymakers, bringing in $415 million and almost $300 million respectively as the biggest profit generators for Warner Bros. in both of those years.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Las Vegas Sands owns five properties in Macau including its big moneymaker, the Venetian Macao.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
Sports has long been TV’s most popular moneymaker—ESPN brings in about $2 billion in advertising revenue annually—but for a long time, streamers were able to up their subscriber numbers by cranking out one bingeable show after another.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
Since 2003, the drink, sometimes known as a PSL, has become an autumnal harbinger for Starbucks customers and a major moneymaker for the company.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
And, while not Italian, Ken Eto was one of its biggest moneymakers.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
At least one industry analyst describes Arlington as GM’s most profitable plant and one of the biggest moneymakers in the world.
—Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
The iPhone and the Apple Watch are the company’s moneymakers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Both movies were huge moneymakers, bringing in $415 million and almost $300 million respectively as the biggest profit generators for Warner Bros. in both of those years.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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