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

monetize (verb)

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

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

recover (verb)

to get money again that you invested or lost

cash in ()

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

claim back ()

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

appropriate (verb)

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

recoup (verb)

to get back money that you have invested or lost

amass (verb)

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

club together ()

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

accept (verb)

to take a particular form of payment

be in pocket ()

to have made money as a result of something

bring home the bacon ()

to earn money to support your family

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

collect (verb)

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

come in ()

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

earn a crust ()

to earn just enough money to live on

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

get out of ()

to persuade someone to give you information or money

have your nose/snout in the trough ()

to try to get as much of an amount of available money as you can

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 round (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 looking after 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

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