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turn a prof·it

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. profit, turn a profitverb

    make a profit; gain money or materially

    "The company has not profited from the merger"

Wiktionary

  1. turn a profitverb

    To obtain profit from an investment.

  2. turn a profitverb

    To gain money or to gain materially.

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  1. turn a profit

    "Turn a profit" refers to the act of earning more money than what was initially invested in a business, project, or venture, resulting in a positive gain or financial benefit. This essentially means making money and having a surplus after all expenses and costs have been paid.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn a profit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn a profit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of turn a profit in a Sentence

  1. Martin Shkreli:

    This product is now affordable to make. We can make it and turn a profit and we can take some of that profit and put it back into research for this disease, i ’m not too worried about our competition. I think our product is superior and patients will choose use our products.

  2. Amy Brooks:

    Plastic waste was once a fairly profitable business for China, because they could use or resell the recycled plastic waste, but a lot of the plastic China received in recent years was poor quality, and it became difficult to turn a profit. China is also producing more plastic waste domestically, so it doesn’t have to rely on other nations for waste.


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