MONEYMAKING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

moneymaking

adjective

Definition of moneymaking

as in profitable

yielding a profit a celebrity chef with a moneymaking line of cookware

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Adjective

The $55 billion deal — part-funded with $20 billion borrowed against EA itself — buys Riyadh a profitable business and control of some of the biggest franchises in the world’s biggest entertainment industry.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Companies are watching their cash piles dwindle, betting that all these upfront investments on data centers and costly AI systems from the likes of Nvidia will be profitable in the long run.

— Ari Levy,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of profitable

Adjective

Along with lucrative offers for the universities, the shoe company creates critical Name, Image and Likeness opportunities for individual athletes via its ambassador program.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lucrative

Adjective

Traditionally, assessments of a country’s ability to shape events beyond its borders have focused on its military strength, economic size, and cultural reach.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Future work will also need to address regulatory approval, economic viability, and integration with existing transportation infrastructure.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

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