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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All of these trends have important implications for where and how businesses can expect to make money, Kapnick said, which in turn carries implications for where and how banks like JPM should extend financing.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Even for a billionaire who was in the comparatively low-budget dictionary business less for profit than for fun, the bottom line mattered, and the pressure to make money and cut costs was inescapable.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of ways to make money, but the allure of the media business has always been hard to resist and harder to disengage from.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where credit card companies make money if consumers carry big balances, Sandström pointed out that Klarna is free for shoppers and, while merchants are charged a fee, the buy now, pay later approach helps stores stimulate growth.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Even for a billionaire who was in the comparatively low-budget dictionary business less for profit than for fun, the bottom line mattered, and the pressure to make money and cut costs was inescapable.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of ways to make money, but the allure of the media business has always been hard to resist and harder to disengage from.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where credit card companies make money if consumers carry big balances, Sandström pointed out that Klarna is free for shoppers and, while merchants are charged a fee, the buy now, pay later approach helps stores stimulate growth.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Make money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20money. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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