Meanings
verbmake money (third-person singular simple present makes money, present participle making money, simple past and past participle made money)
present singular third person makes money · participle present making money · participle past made money · past made money
- idiomaticTo make a profit from a particular activity.
To close a railway simply because it is not making money, he said, "might be the most expensive thing the Government could do."
1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Passed to you, Mr. Macmillan”, in Modern Railways, page 220
Translations
Bulgarian изка́рвам пари́, изка́рам пари́
- изка́рвам пари́ (izkárvam parí)make a profit
- изка́рам пари́ (izkáram parí)make a profit
German Geld verdienen, Geld einbringen
- Geld verdienenmake a profit
- Geld einbringenmake a profit
- Geld machenmake a profit
Japanese 金を儲ける, 金を稼ぐ
- 金を儲ける (kane o mōkeru)make a profit
- 金を稼ぐ (kane o kasegu)make a profit
Latin pecūniam faciō
- pecūniam faciōmake a profit
Polish zarobić pieniądze
- zarobić pieniądzemake a profit
Cite this entry
APA
make money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20money
MLA
“make money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20money. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make money,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20money.
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