moneymaking

US: (mun′ē mā′king)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mon•ey•mak•ing  (mun′ē mā′king), adj. 

1. profitable:
   a moneymaking scheme.
2. capable of making or promising to make money:
   the moneymaking part of the deal.

n. 

3. the making of money.

• money + making 1730–40

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

mon•ey•mak•er /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/   n. [countable]

1. one who is successful at making money.
2. something that provides a large profit.

mon•ey•mak•ing, adj. [before a noun] , n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mon•ey•mak•er  (mun′ē mā′kər), n. 

1. a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.
2. something that produces or yields much pecuniary profit.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see money, maker