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To earn a particular amount of money

generate

verb

to make money

get

verb

to earn or receive an amount of money

get back

if you get your money back, the money that you paid for something is given back to you

gross

verb

to earn a particular amount of money before taxes or costs have been taken out

net

verb

to earn a particular amount of money after taxes or other costs have been removed

realize

verb

to obtain an amount of money by selling something

get together

to obtain an amount of money that you need

turn over

to make a particular amount of money in a particular time

make

verb

to earn or get money

draw

verb

to receive an amount of money regularly

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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