Moneymakers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Entities or individuals that generate profit or revenue, often in business contexts
2. Products or services that yield financial gain for their creators or providers
3. Components of a financial strategy aimed at increasing income through various means

Etymology: "Moneymakers" is a compound of "money" and "maker," and its history is plain. "Money" comes from Old English "mynetung" (via Old French "monoie" and Latin "moneta"), while "maker" comes from Old English "macere," which is related to "make." The compound "moneymaker" is recorded in English from the 1600s, when it described a person who earned or coined money, often with a suggestion of skill or cleverness in doing so. The plural form "moneymakers" is simply that compound pluralized. Its sense shifted over time from people who made money to things that produce it, such as a best-selling product or a reliable business line. Those uses developed naturally from the older personal sense, so no single coinage or event marks the change.

Synonyms: profiters, earners, income-generators