moneymaking C1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɪŋ/ UK /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #65009 Meanings 1 noun the activity of earning money or making a profit He cared more about moneymaking than about the craft itself. 2 adj designed or likely to produce a profit The publisher turned the weekly column into a successful moneymaking venture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the activity of earning... profit-makingearningcommerce 2 adj · designed or likely to... profitablelucrativecommercial ↔ Opposites unprofitablenoncommercial Word family Related forms moneyprofitearnings Etymology A compound of money + making, recorded in English since the sixteenth century. It functions both as a noun for the pursuit of profit and as an adjective for an activity that earns money. Topics Money & Finance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # moneymaking **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 65009 ## Meanings 1. the activity of earning money or making a profit 2. designed or likely to produce a profit ## Examples - He cared more about moneymaking than about the craft itself. - The publisher turned the weekly column into a successful moneymaking venture. ## Synonyms - profit-making - profitable - lucrative - commercial ## Antonyms - unprofitable - noncommercial ## Related Forms - money - profit - earnings ## Etymology A compound of money + making, recorded in English since the sixteenth century. It functions both as a noun for the pursuit of profit and as an adjective for an activity that earns money. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown