Slang Synonyms For Making Money

Hello.

There are many slang for "money" (dosh, dough....) but do any have a compliment?

(I'm going to explain what I mean with compliment

We say "warm welcome" and not "friendly welcome". "Warm" and "welcome" come together.)

We can say:

He makes money from selling his junk on Ebay.

But "He makes dough from...." sounds strange, does it not?

Any ideas?

I've never heard anyone say "dough" to reference money, except, of course, in films--old films.

I've never heard anyone say "dough" to reference money, except, of course, in films--old films.

That can be. "Dough" and "bread" also can mean money, however. Maybe "dough" is London slang?

I am, but, not just referring to "dough" but any other slang words for money and the appropriate verb, which goes with them.

Thanks for your response.

There is no set expression that I can think of, but I don't see why we wouldn't say "He earns his dosh from selling..." / "He makes dosh from selling...".
(I think we wouldn't say "makes dough" because that sounds like a cooking term, but "makes his dough" sounds OK.)

AngelEyes

You could say:

"He makes a mint (from) selling his junk on Ebay."

This is AE.

AngelEyes

Edit:

There's also: this too.

a. "He makes a lot of moolah (from) selling his junk on Ebay."

b. "He makes a small fortune (from) selling his junk on Ebay."

c. "He makes big bucks (from) selling his junk on Ebay."

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dough is used in American English also. Used mostly 50 years ago, as in "gimme the dough", when robbing a bank.

ewie

Boring moderator note: There are already plenty of threads dealing with slang terms for money itself (such as this one) ~ let's try and stick to the subject of 'slangy verbs for making [money]' in this one.
~ewie

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Nunty

My favourite is "to get a good screw (from)".
Also: To be on a good screw.

(Someone, shortly, will say he's never heard of it—but I assure you...)

I've read "a good screw" meaning "a good job" in short stories and novels from the first half of the 20th century, but I don't remember if they were American or British.

EDIT: Not necessarily a job, but possibly also a scam.

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ewie

Impossible. I simply don't believe you, ewie.

No, honest! I have heard of screwing money out of people, though of course that's not quite the same thing.

EDIT: I've found this:
screw n.6 [mid-19C+] wages, salary [? the money one can screw out of one's employer]*
... but nothing closer.

*The Cassell Dictionary of Slang, 1998, p.1041

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