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To earn or to get money

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

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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