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make

▪ I. make make ¹ [meɪk] verb made _PTandPP [meɪd] making _PRESPART

1. [transitive] MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes:

• The company makes and sells pumps and motors.

• a label on the toy read 'made in Taiwan'

2. to earn or get money:

• The purpose of this business is to make money.

• He expects to make $100,000 this year.

3. make a living (doing something) to earn the money you need to live:

• He makes a good living selling used cars.

4. make a profit/loss COMMERCE FINANCE ACCOUNTING to make more or less money than you spend:

• The company made a pretax profit of £309,000.

5. make a market FINANCE if a financial institution makes a market in particular shares etc, it has them available for people and organizations to buy at all times:

• The company said it would no longer make a market in government securities.
— see also marketmaker

6. make good if you make good on a promise or loan, you do what you promised or give back money that is owed:

• How does Honda plan to make good its pledge?

make good on

• Pirelli intends to make good on any trading losses by its allies.

7. make it (big) to be successful in a particular activity or business:

• This is a tough business, but I hope you make it.

• He failed in his efforts to make it big in Los Angeles.

8. make or break to cause either great success or complete failure:

• They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company.

• This is a make-or-break year for us.

make out phrasal verb

1. make out a cheque/bill etc BANKING to write a cheque, bill etc so that it can be paid to someone:

• Can you make the cheque out to me?

2. [intransitive] to succeed or progress in a particular way:

• How did you make out at the interview?

make something → over phrasal verb [transitive] LAW

to officially and legally give money or property to someone:

• He made over his share in the estate in return for $10,000 cash.

make up something phrasal verb [transitive]

1. to combine together to form a particular total or result:

• Plastic bags now make up 60% of all bags used in grocery stores.

2. to prepare something:

• Your accountant will make up your accounts and prepare your tax return.

[m0] ▪ II. make make ² noun [countable]

1. MARKETING a particular name for a product made by a particular company; = BRAND:

• The goods were the manufacturer's own make.

make of

• Its devices can work with many different makes of computer.

2. be on the make informal to be always trying to get an advantage for yourself

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make UK US /meɪk/ verb [T] (made, made)

► to produce or prepare goods, etc.: »The firm is only a small player in the industry, making around 1,000 vehicles a year.
»We make software that allows mobile employees to connect securely to their corporate networks.
made of sth »The bottles are made of opaque glass so that the contents cannot be seen.
made from sth »All our coffee is made from beans sourced locally.

► to earn or receive money: make money »Investors are hoping that one day ""green"" companies will make serious money.
make $30,000/£500/€75m, etc. »The state of Alaska makes around $50 million a year on tobacco taxes.
»She makes around £100,000 a year as a dentist.
make sth on sth »They made $500,000 in total on the deal.
make a living »In this area it's hard to make a living as a gardener.

► to do a particular thing: make a decision/mistake/improvement »No major decisions are made without the CEO's approval.
make a deal/purchase/offer »The deal includes a $25 million break-up fee, which could encourage other bidders to make a competing offer.

► to say something officially or formally: make a recommendation/statement/judgment »The audit makes a series of recommendations.
make an announcement/a comment/a speech »Both parties plan to make an announcement before Christmas.

► to choose someone as something, or employ someone as something: »He was made Principal Analyst within a year of joining the company.

► to cause someone or something to be in a particular state: »In August this year, she was made redundant from her job at the bank after 15 years' service.
make sth available/accessible/user-friendly »One of the project's key goals is to make the website available in different languages.

● make a market (in sth) — Cf. make a market in sth

● make a payment/loan/investment, etc. — Cf. make a payment/loan/investment, etc.

● make a profit/loss — Cf. make a profit/loss

● make a go of sth — Cf. make a go of sth

● make good — Cf. make good

● make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. — Cf. make good a deficit, shortfall, etc.

● make sth good — Cf. make sth good

● make good on sth — Cf. make good on sth

● make or break — Cf. make or break

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make UK US /meɪk/ noun [C]

► COMMERCE the name of a product made by a particular company, rather than by other companies that make similar products: »Depending on the make and model, delivery could take as little as a week.
»What make of car do you drive?

→ See also BRAND(Cf. ↑brand) noun

● be on the make — Cf. be on the make

Financial and business terms. 2012.