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made a pile

made a pile is the simple past and past participle of make a pile.

Meaning of make a pile

Verb

make a pile (third-person singular simple present makes a pile, present participle making a pile, simple past and past participle made a pile)

  1. (informal) To make a lot of money.
    Synonyms:
    make a bundle, make a mint

Questions about made a pile

What is made a pile the simple past and past participle of?
Made a pile is the simple past and past participle of make a pile.

Words near made a pile in the dictionary

  1. made a nuisance of oneself
  2. made a pass
  3. made a pig of oneself
  4. made a pig out of oneself
  5. made a pig's ear of
  6. made a pile
  7. made a play
  8. made a point
  9. made a production out of
  10. made a run for it
  11. made a scene

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