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moneymaker

moneymaker

8 4.1
A project or business that earns a lot of money regularly
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : fuente de ingresos
  • To the city of Philadelphia, it's a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut.
  • a big moneymaker
  • a top moneymaker
  • a steady moneymaker

Examples

  • His district's big moneymaker is being a transit point between twin cities, Chicago, Milwaukee, and points west.

    Blog text (7)
  • The bridal line was our only moneymaker.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Our big moneymaker is our calendar... and you buy one every year, so here we are.

  • If you look at the computer industry in the world, the black box, the hardware is not the moneymaker for computer companies anymore.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The green movement is a moneymaker for some and a burden for everyone else.

    Blog text (20)
  • I really enjoy writing, but it's also a potential moneymaker, assuming that I can sell it to a publisher.

    Blog text (32)
  • I predict Bride Of The Atom will be the biggest moneymaker of all time.

  • The latest film is set to be a huge international moneymaker, even before merchandising and benefits to tourism are taken into account.

    Blog text (34)
  • "Nursery crops are the number-one moneymaker in the state of Oregon," he says.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The new advertising campaign proved to be a significant moneymaker for the company, boosting sales significantly.

Synonyms

revenue stream
vsmoneymaker
18 3.9

A regular way that a business or organization earns money

is a specific project that provides reliable profit rather than a general income source
cash cow
vsmoneymaker
18 3.8

A business or product that gives steady high income with little work

is any reliable profit source not always very large or effortless
money machine
vsmoneymaker
3 4.1

A business or product that makes a lot of money easily

focuses on regular reliable income rather than huge easy gains
money-spinner
vsmoneymaker
  • UK
4.9

A business or product that makes a lot of money

is a dependable profit activity but not necessarily highly profitable
money printer
vsmoneymaker
  • Informal
6.8

A way to get easy regular money with little work

means a dependable income source not an unrealistically easy profit generator

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

failure
  • Specialized
69 3.4

Not being able to pay debts when they are due

How Profitable

gold mine
  • Informal
21 3.2
cash cow
18 3.8
moneymaker
8 4.1
sideline
14 4.9
hobby
297 1.0

Surface Forms

moneymaker singular
moneymakers plural

Morphology

moneymaker = money + maker (transparent) = money + maker

The commercial/project sense is a direct extension of 'money' + 'maker' (something that produces money), easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Moneymaker is made from money and maker and literally means 'something that makes money'. Think of a business or project as a machine that produces cash, and that's why moneymaker means a reliable source of income.