money-making

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Money-making \Mon"ey-mak`ing\, n.
   The act or process of making money; the acquisition and
   accumulation of wealth.
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         Obstinacy in money-making.               --Milman.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Money-making \Mon"ey-mak`ing\, a.
   1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a
      money-making business. Opposite of {unprofitable}.
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   2. Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as,
      a money-making man.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "moneymaking":
      accession, acquirement, acquisition, addition, advantageous,
      attainment, banausic, breadwinning, businesslike, coming by,
      commercial, compensating, compensative, compensatory,
      dragging down, earnings, fat, gainful, gaining, getting,
      getting hold of, good, lucrative, making, materialistic,
      moneygetting, moneygrubbing, obtainment, obtention, paying,
      practical, procural, procurance, procuration, procurement,
      productive, profitable, prosaic, realistic, remunerative,
      reparative, repaying, retributive, retributory, rewardful,
      rewarding, satisfying, securement, trover, utilitarian,
      well-paying, winning, workaday, workday, working, worthwhile