Definition of "money-making"

obstinacy in money-making

1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity‎

He rejoined, “Thy calling is of no account in our city, where not a soul understandeth science or even writing or aught save money-making.”

1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “The Second Kalandar’s Tale. [Night 12.]”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume I, [London]: […] Burton Club […], page 115

Love, in fact, having in this modern world-movement been denied, and its natural manifestations affected with a sense of guilt and of sin, has really languished and ceased to play its natural part in life; and a vast number of people - both men and women, finding themselves barred or derailed from the main object of existence, have turned their energies to 'business' or 'money-making' or 'social advancement' or something equally futile, as the only poor substitute and pis aller open to them.

1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 189

Controversy has surrounded some of the schemes, which local authorities and commuters have seen as putting money-making before travel.

2023 October 18, “Network News: TfL creates property company to raise funds”, in RAIL, number 994, page 17