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makes money

makes money is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes money

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

Words near makes money in the dictionary

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

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