money-spinning

adjective

chiefly British
as in lucrative
yielding a profit turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for money-spinning
  1. lucrative
  2. profitable
Adjective
  • Major financial firms like Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo stopped participating in the company’s lucrative rankings of wealth advisers for fear of being tarnished by association.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When Foxx exited for a lucrative ABC deal, the pair worked on the spinoffs Grady and Sanford Arms.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lucrative
Adjective
  • Though Netflix is profitable, analysts say the company hasn’t produced enough hits and are skeptical of its plans to grow its subscriber base.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The maiden sale proves that cleaner copper is a profitable, commercially viable reality.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of profitable
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“Money-spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money-spinning. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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