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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The higher-than-average incomes of people forced to leave their homes there appear to have tempted opportunists, who see a chance to make money from others' misery. —

CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025 Given that fewer than 2% of college athletes will turn pro, their chance to make money via athletics might start and end in college, too. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025 Due to technological advancements and global digitization, there are growing opportunities to make money online in 2025. —

Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 In essence, the musicians leveraged their popularity with their fans to enter into the criminal underworld, where there were more opportunities to make money and have power. —

Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for make money