Definition

Noun: 1. A project, product, or activity that generates a significant and often continuous profit: Something that is a very successful source of income. 2. A person who is highly successful in accumulating wealth: Someone who has a notable talent for making money.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Project/Product):
  • The new mobile app became the company's primary moneymaker.
  • For many professional athletes, endorsements are a major moneymaker.
• Noun (Person):
  • He's known in the industry as a brilliant moneymaker.
  • The CEO was hired specifically for her reputation as a moneymaker.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a focus on profitability, sometimes over other considerations like artistic value or social impact.
  • Critics argued the film franchise had become a soulless moneymaker.
• It can be used informally and sometimes with a slightly negative connotation, suggesting greed or exploitation.
  • He saw the charity not as a cause but as a potential moneymaker.

Variants and Related Words

• Moneymaking (adj/noun): Describing something profitable or the act of making money.
  • It was a moneymaking venture. (adj)
  • He was only interested in moneymaking. (noun)

Synonyms

• Cash cow: (noun) A business, product, or asset that provides a steady, reliable income.
• Gold mine: (noun) An extremely profitable enterprise or source of wealth.
• Profit center: (noun) A part of a business that generates revenue.
• Earner: (noun) Something or someone that earns money.

Antonyms

• Money loser: (noun) A project or business that consistently loses money.
• Drain: (noun) Something that consumes resources, especially financial ones.
• Sinkhole: (noun) Something that absorbs money with little or no return.

Noun

1. a project that generates a continuous flow of money
2. someone who is successful in accumulating wealth