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makes it rain

makes it rain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make it rain.

Meaning of make it rain

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.
    • It's time to make it rain, my friend!
  2. (idiomatic) To throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealth.
    • John has a propensity to make it rain at parties when he is drunk.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it, rain.
    • I asked higher powers to make it rain to save our crops.

Questions about makes it rain

What is makes it rain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes it rain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make it rain.

Words near makes it rain in the dictionary

  1. makes it big
  2. makes it count
  3. makes it interesting
  4. makes it one's business
  5. makes it one's life
  6. makes it rain
  7. makes it snappy
  8. makes it so
  9. makes it so that
  10. makes it up as one goes along
  11. makes it up to

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