moneymaking

adjective

Definition of moneymakingnext
as in profitable
yielding a profit a celebrity chef with a moneymaking line of cookware

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  1. profitable
  2. lucrative
  3. economic
Adjective
  • In the Bay Area, tech companies bent on winning the race to develop artificial intelligence into a profitable business have juiced compensation to recruit talented executives and software engineers, widening the pool of high-income earners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Still, if a business can buy inventory at a discount or fulfill a highly profitable order, paying more for fast capital can make sense.
    — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of profitable
Adjective
  • Waymo has also been expanding into new markets without Uber, while rivals such as Tesla double down on robotaxis, feeding fears that a growing fleet of driverless cars could erode Uber's lucrative role as the middleman between vehicles and riders.
    — Akash Sriram, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Severe economic disparities brought many young women and men from Thailand’s poor northeastern Isan region to work in Pattaya’s lucrative nightlife sector.
    — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lucrative
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, recent data shows that New Zealand's economic growth prior to the conflict was stronger than previously anticipated, with household and business confidence rebounding.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to the Army, SAE was filled with young men from all walks of life; every economic background, faith, and ethnicity were represented.
    — Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of economic
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“Moneymaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moneymaking. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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