"money-making" meaning in All languages combined

See money-making on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} money-making
  1. Profitable.
    Sense id: en-money-making-en-adj-oPAc8WYL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 40
  2. For profit.
    Sense id: en-money-making-en-adj-bpuFXHkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moneymaking [US, especially] Related terms: make money, moneymaker

Noun [English]

Forms: money-makings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} money-making (countable and uncountable, plural money-makings)
  1. The acquisition of money. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-money-making-en-noun-i5YCmMKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moneymaking [US, especially]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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