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made money

made money is the simple past and past participle of make money.

Meaning of make money

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make a profit from a particular activity.
    • To close a railway simply because it is not making money, he said, "might be the most expensive thing the Government could do."1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Passed to you, Mr. Macmillan”, in Modern Railways, page 220

Questions about made money

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

Words near made money in the dictionary

  1. made mention of
  2. made merry
  3. made mincemeat of
  4. made mincemeat out of
  5. made mockery of
  6. made money
  7. made mouths
  8. made much
  9. made muffins
  10. made music
  11. made neither head nor tail of

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