Synonyms and antonyms of To earn or to get money in American Thesaurus

monetize (verb)

to earn money from something, especially something on the Internet, such as a website or piece of software

claim back ()

to say that you want someone to give something, often money you have paid, back to you

earn (verb)

to receive money for work that you do

earn (verb)

to make a profit from business or from money that you have in the bank

collect (verb)

to get money from someone for a particular purpose

collect (verb)

to collect money from different people, for example in order to buy a present or to help people who are suffering

recover (verb)

to get money again that you invested or lost

collect (verb)

to receive money officially, for example from the government or an insurance company

cash in ()

to exchange something such as stock or an insurance policy for its value in money

appropriate (verb)

to decide officially that money will be used for a particular purpose

accept (verb)

to take a particular form of payment

amass (verb)

to collect a lot of something such as money or information over a period of time

bring home the bacon ()

to earn money to support your family

club together ()

if people club together, each of them gives some money so that all the money collected can be used to buy something

come in ()

if money comes in, it is earned or received by someone

double-dip (verb)

American to get income such as a pension and a salary from two different places at the same time, usually illegally

earn your keep ()

to pay for the things that you need by earning money or by working for the people that you live with

earn your living ()

to earn enough money to pay for everything you need

feather your nest ()

to obtain money for yourself, usually by doing something dishonest

garnish (verb)

to take a part of the money that someone earns in order to pay a debt that they owe

get out of ()

to persuade someone to give you information or money

keep the wolf from the door ()

to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things

line your pockets ()

to obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly

pass the hat around (informal)

informal to collect money from people in a group for a particular purpose

pocket (verb)

to take money for yourself that does not belong to you, especially when you are responsible for taking care of it

pocket the difference ()

to take the extra money made from something, often in a way that is not completely honest

prostitute yourself (formal)

formal to do work that you do not like just for the money

raise (verb)

to collect money for a particular purpose

reclaim (verb)

to ask for an amount of money that you have paid to be given back to you

recoup (verb)

to get back money that you have invested or lost

scratch a living ()

to manage to earn only just enough money to live

shake down (American)

Americaninformal to get money from someone by threatening them

skim (verb)

if someone skims money, they take small amounts from somewhere so that people do not notice it is gone

swell someone’s coffers ()

to increase the amount of money that an organization has

take (verb)

to get money from selling something to people, either regularly or on a particular occasion

tap (verb)

informal to get money from a particular person