money-making

Producing financial gain

Money-making describes activities or ventures that generate profit or income: a money-making scheme, her money-making potential.

As a noun, it refers to the process of earning money: He devoted his life to money-making.

The term can be neutral or carry a slight edge suggesting profit as the primary motive, sometimes at the expense of other values.

profitability

lucrative

Yielding substantial profit

high-yield · cost-effective · ROI · break-even · margins · earnings · cash-flow · solvent · bankable · viable

investment

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

real-estate · securities · trading · ETFs · commodities · brokerage · annuities · appreciation · returns · yield

commercial

advertising

Paid promotional communication

merchandising · branding · promotion · ecommerce · sponsorship · affiliate · commission · upselling · licensing · infomercial

opportunity

prospect

Potential client or opportunity

  • nicheRecessed wall space
  • gapUnfilled space between
  • windfallUnanticipated lucky gain

bonanza · goldmine · jackpot · boom · payday · gold-rush · fortune · break · hustle · scheme

entrepreneurial

startup

New business enterprise

incubator · bootstrapping · pitch · accelerator · crowdfunding · IPO · scaling · franchise · pivot · solopreneur

wealth

affluence

Abundance of money

abundance · luxury · assets · inheritance · estate · opulence · accumulation · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon

Opposites
financial outcome

money-makingloss-making

Failing to profit

unprofitable · in the red · break-even · lossmaking · uneconomic

economic motivation

money-makingcharitable

Giving to those needing

nonprofit · philanthropic · pro bono · not-for-profit · voluntary

financial consequence

money-makingcostly

High in price

expensive · ruinous · extravagant · wasteful · profligate

Family

moneymaking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G