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Definition: MONEY-MAKING

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.[Websters]
2. Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man.[Websters]
3. Being worthwhile. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being economic. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being lucrative, profitable, gainful or remunerative. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb money-makingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(money-makingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective money-making.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Money-making" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1788. (references)

Definition: MONEY-MAKING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.[Websters]
2. Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man.[Websters]
3. Being worthwhile. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being economic. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being lucrative, profitable, gainful or remunerative. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb money-makingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(money-makingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective money-making.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun1. The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "MONEY-MAKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1788. (references)