"make money" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes money [present, singular, third-person], making money [participle, present], made money [participle, past], made money [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|makes money|making money|made money|made money}} make money (third-person singular simple present makes money, present participle making money, simple past and past participle made money)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a profit from a particular activity. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: money-making
    Sense id: en-make_money-en-verb-5l9xC6Mg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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