make money
Generate financial gain
Make money means to earn or acquire money, typically through work, business, or investment: She makes good money as a software engineer.
The phrase covers everything from wages to profits to financial gains.
To make money hand over fist is to profit rapidly and abundantly.
The expression can also describe something's profitability: Does the restaurant make money?
Fixed periodic employment payment
- wagesPayment for work
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- commissionPayment for services rendered
bonus · tips · freelance · hustle · gig · side job · overtime · compensation
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- real estateLand and its structures
mutual funds · index fund · capital gains · appreciation · rental income · interest · passive income · returns
Creating and managing ventures
- startupNew business enterprise
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- commerceExchange of goods, services
venture · franchise · partnership · sole proprietor · revenue stream · sales · clients · customers
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- affluenceAbundance of money
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
nest egg · financial freedom · net worth · assets · inheritance · windfall · jackpot · lottery
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
commission · bonus · tips · freelance · hustle · gig · side job · overtime · compensation · remuneration
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
real estate · mutual funds · index fund · capital gains · appreciation · rental income · interest · passive income · returns · securities
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
- startupNew business enterprise
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
commerce · venture · franchise · partnership · sole proprietor · revenue stream · sales · clients · customers · scalability
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- affluenceAbundance of money
abundance · nest egg · financial freedom · net worth · assets · inheritance · windfall · jackpot · lottery · treasure