making money
Acquiring financial gain
Making money is earning or acquiring income, whether through work, business, or investment.
The phrase emphasizes the pursuit of profit rather than other motivations: She's not in it for the art—she's making money.
Someone who is making money hand over fist is profiting rapidly and abundantly.
Fixed periodic employment payment
- wagePayment for labor
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- compensationPayment for services rendered
livelihood · commission · fee · stipend · bonus · overtime · tips · gratuity
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- capitalWealth used for investment
securities · equities · mutual funds · real estate · commodities · retirement funds · venture capital · index fund
Creating and managing ventures
- startupNew business enterprise
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- tradeExchange of commodities
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
franchise · merchandising · retail · wholesale · marketing · sales · side hustle · freelancing
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
assets · inheritance · luxury · abundance · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
compensation · livelihood · commission · fee · stipend · bonus · overtime · tips · gratuity · hourly
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
capital · securities · equities · mutual funds · real estate · commodities · retirement funds · venture capital · index fund · trading
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
enterprise · franchise · merchandising · retail · wholesale · marketing · sales · side hustle · freelancing · consulting
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
opulence · assets · inheritance · luxury · abundance · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate · nest egg
revenue
Business income total
net profit · windfall · proceeds · markup · earnings · bottom line · cash flow · turnover · gross · break-even
making moneygoing broke
going bankrupt · financial ruin · going under · going bust · capital loss
making moneyvolunteering
Giving service without pay
pro bono work · philanthropy · donating · public service · missionary work
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