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US
/ˈməniˌmeɪkɪŋ/
]
[ UK /mˈʌnɪmˌeɪkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌnɪmˌeɪkɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
profit oriented
a mercenary enterprise
a moneymaking business
preached a mercantile and militant patriotism
a commercial book -
producing a sizeable profit
a remunerative business
NOUN
- the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
How To Use moneymaking In A Sentence
- Her distance from the moneymaking machine reduced her credibility as a disciplinarian to zero.
- Prosecutors say there were plans to leverage the power of the governor's office into a moneymaking enterprise, and that it involved Blagojevich, top campaign fundraiser Tony Rezko, fundraiser Chris Kelly and the governor's chief of staff, Alonzo "Lon" Monk. Blagojevich Defense Paints Ex-Gov As Clueless Victim
- Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan looked upon the tournament as a public relations exercise rather than a moneymaking venture.
- His friend Alfie - a cop suspended for accepting backhanders - has a moneymaking idea.
- The problem is that if these irresponsible narcissists get publicity, talk show and tv time and fame and promote their desire for moneymaking opportunities ... it will encourage others to do the same stupid stunts and maybe one of them will be carrying plastic explosives, poison, or some other nonmetal weopen, thus endangering our President, his family, staff, and guests. ... 'Crashers' investigation deepens
- By then , the moneymaking was clearly of secondary importance in the Kennedy ambitions.
- This was said not to justify fansubbing, but to show that that fact, as well as the lack of moneymaking involved on the fansubbers part, makes it a “lesser” and grayer evil. Plagiarism, Scanlations, and Copies: Nick Simmons’ Incarnate Rips Off Bleach » Manga Worth Reading
- The region has seen decades of unrest stemming mostly from local militants 'uprisings over what they call neglect of the moneymaking region. WN.com - Articles related to Ill leader, violence and oil woes plague Nigeria
- a moneymaking business
- The vain arrogance of the literati and Bohemian artists dismisses the activities of the businessman as unintellectual moneymaking.