MONEYMAKER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

moneymaker

noun

Definition of moneymaker

as in money-spinner

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Recent Examples of moneymaker But in the biggest box-office year since COVID, the studio undoubtedly feels pressure — to both pay off the hype and those actors’ salaries as well as reestablish itself as a reliable moneymaker. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026 With a staff of just five, that's a robust moneymaker as media is disrupted by a wave of mergers and acquisitions. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Converting your nonprofit to a moneymaker will do that; so will your leader’s series of smarmy pronouncements about the future. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 At that time, Bell’s only real moneymaker was Tony Orlando and Dawn, who were already in the process of switching to Elektra. — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for moneymaker

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Noun

Their ongoing pre-season tour of America is another money-spinner with games in Nashville and Chicago, as well as New York, but the trip’s schedule has been designed around maximising training time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Turning a muse into a money-spinner has taken a rethink of New Balance’s approach to addressing disruption and pursuing new markets.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of money-spinner

Noun

The billionaire venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder quietly bought the property through a limited liability company at a foreclosure auction in Pomona in July, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the sale.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Other significant players include venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, and OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of capitalist

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That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The page’s owners pled guilty to state criminal charges of conspiracy and money laundering, leading to the site’s shutdown in 2018.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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