MONEYMAKER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

moneymaker

noun

Definition of moneymaker

as in money-spinner

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Recent Examples of moneymaker But in the biggest box-office year since COVID, the studio undoubtedly feels pressure — to both pay off the hype and those actors’ salaries as well as reestablish itself as a reliable moneymaker. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026 With a staff of just five, that's a robust moneymaker as media is disrupted by a wave of mergers and acquisitions. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Converting your nonprofit to a moneymaker will do that; so will your leader’s series of smarmy pronouncements about the future. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 At that time, Bell’s only real moneymaker was Tony Orlando and Dawn, who were already in the process of switching to Elektra. — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for moneymaker

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Noun

Their ongoing pre-season tour of America is another money-spinner with games in Nashville and Chicago, as well as New York, but the trip’s schedule has been designed around maximising training time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Turning a muse into a money-spinner has taken a rethink of New Balance’s approach to addressing disruption and pursuing new markets.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of money-spinner

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Launched earlier this year by Stanford engineering graduate and former venture capitalist Madilyn Ontiveros Plumlee, Vero Studio specializes in the niche art form of bridal miniatures.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Tech Week is in full bloom in San Francisco, packing the city’s restaurants this week with venture capitalists and AI founders ebullient about the White House’s stance on regulating artificial intelligence — namely, don’t do it.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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In 2024, the CFPB proposed a rule that would require the disclosure of tips and fees as finance charges as an APR, or the total yearly cost of borrowing money.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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