make money en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| made money | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made money | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes money | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| making money | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
de Geld verdienen (make a profit) · la pecūniam faciō (make a profit) · de Geld machen (make a profit) · pl zarobić pieniądze (make a profit) · bg изка́рвам пари́ (make a profit) · ja 金を稼ぐ (make a profit) · ja 金を儲ける (make a profit) · bg изка́рам пари́ (make a profit) · de Geld einbringen (make a profit)