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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| earnings | /x | Noun, Noun |
| profiting | /xx | Verb |
| commercialism | x/xxx | Noun |
| gaining | /x | Verb |
| business | /x | Noun |
| capitalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| success | x/ | Noun |
| rent | / | Noun |
| investment | x/x | Noun |
| income | /x | Noun |
| profiteering | xx/x | Noun |
| finance | x/ | Noun |
| yield | / | Noun |
| service | /x | Noun |
| equity | /xx | Noun |
| profit margin | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| capitalist | /xxx | Noun |
| capital | /xx | Noun |
| firm | / | Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun |
| consumer | x/x | Noun |
| goods | / | Noun |
| market price | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| avail | x/ | Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun |
| margin | /x | Noun |
| market value | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| revenue | /xx | Noun |
| supply and demand | x//x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| living | /x | Noun |
| upside | // | Adjective |
| fair market value | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| factor | /x | Noun |
| prof | x | Noun |
| economics | xx/x | Noun |
| mercantilism | x/xxx | Noun |
| cost of money | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| consumerism | x/xxx | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun |
| gross domestic product | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| factor of production | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| purchasing power | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| quantification | xxx/x | Noun |
| industry | /xx | Noun |
| selling point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| thrift | / | Noun |
| market | /x | Noun |
| output | /x | Noun |
| financials | x/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| gross national product | //xx/x | Name, Name |
| leverage | /xx | Noun |
| upturn | x/ | Noun |
| boom | / | Noun |
| commerce | /x | Noun |
| seed money | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| bargaining power | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| market economy | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| sales | / | Noun |
| free market | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| principal | /xx | Noun |
| surplus value | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| animal spirits | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| profit a prendre | /xxxx | Phrase, Noun |
| big business | //x | Name, Name |
| economy | x/xx | Noun |
| utility | x/xx | Noun |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| debt | / | Noun |
| fair value | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| profit sharing | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| industrial | x/xx | Name |
| buyout | /x | Noun |
| purchase price | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| longing | /x | Noun |
| sacrifice | /xx | Noun |
| vested interest | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| payback | /x | Noun |
| stake | / | Noun |
| purchase | /x | Noun |
| accumulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| acreage | /xx | Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affiliated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| agribusiness | /xxx | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| appetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| archetypal | //x | Adjective |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| beneficiary | xx/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| capitalise | /xxx | Verb |
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb |
| cash in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| causal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| clean up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| cleanup | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cohesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| determinative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| distinguishes | x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| diversified | x/xx | Adjective |
| dividend | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| dyadic | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| earn | / | Verb, Noun |
| electromotive | xxx/x | Adjective |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| enjoyment | x/x | Noun |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| ethics | /x | Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| exploit | /x | Verb, Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| funded | /x | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Adjective |
| generative | /xxx | Adjective |
| goal | / | Noun, Verb |
| graft | / | Noun, Verb |
| gravy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| greed | / | Noun, Verb |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| harness | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ic | x | Name, Adjective |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| impulse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| incentive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| intent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| intention | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| justifying | /xxx | Noun |
| killing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lei | / | Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| managed | /x | Verb |
| markup | /x | Noun |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mediating | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| merged | / | Adjective |
| mobile | /x | Adjective, Name |
| momentum | x/x | Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| morals | /x | Noun |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| motivation | xx/x | Noun |
| motor | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| movable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| moveable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| moving | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| multinational | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| net | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| net income | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| nongovernmental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| nonprofit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| nonsectarian | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| obligee | x/x | Noun |
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| outlay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| owned | / | Adjective |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| pattern | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| payee | x/ | Noun |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| percentage | x/x | Noun |
| portable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| portion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| possessor | x/x | Verb |
| pretext | /x | Noun, Verb |
| profitability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| propellant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| propelling | x/x | Noun |
| propulsion | x/x | Noun |
| psychic energy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pyramid | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| qualification | xxx/x | Noun |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| reap | / | Verb, Noun |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| receiving | x/x | Noun |
| recipient | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| recital | x/x | Noun |
| remuneration | xxx/x | Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reward | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sack | / | Noun, Verb |
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun |
| sake | / | Noun |
| saving | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| scoop | / | Noun, Verb |
| seize | / | Verb |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
