MONEYMAKER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

moneymaker

noun

Definition of moneymaker

as in money-spinner

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Recent Examples of moneymaker But in the biggest box-office year since COVID, the studio undoubtedly feels pressure — to both pay off the hype and those actors’ salaries as well as reestablish itself as a reliable moneymaker. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026 With a staff of just five, that's a robust moneymaker as media is disrupted by a wave of mergers and acquisitions. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Converting your nonprofit to a moneymaker will do that; so will your leader’s series of smarmy pronouncements about the future. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 At that time, Bell’s only real moneymaker was Tony Orlando and Dawn, who were already in the process of switching to Elektra. — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for moneymaker

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Noun

Their ongoing pre-season tour of America is another money-spinner with games in Nashville and Chicago, as well as New York, but the trip’s schedule has been designed around maximising training time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Turning a muse into a money-spinner has taken a rethink of New Balance’s approach to addressing disruption and pursuing new markets.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of money-spinner

Noun

At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Jones, a former venture capitalist, is up to roughly $10 million in self-funding, according to the Federal Election Commission website.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of capitalist

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Higher mortgage rates are also giving buyers leverage to press sellers for money to buy down their rate for a few years or for the life of the loan, reducing their overall borrowing costs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The halftime show began in partnership with The Salvation Army in 1997 as a way to raise money for the long-standing charity.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

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