moneymaker
- noun
- /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkər/
- 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
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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.
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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.
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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
A regular way that a business or organization earns money
A business or product that gives steady high income with little work
A business or product that makes a lot of money easily
A business or product that makes a lot of money
A way to get easy regular money with little work
Antonyms
How Profitable
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.