moneymaker
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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
- a project that generates a continuous flow of money
- someone who is successful in accumulating wealth