turn a profit

Found in thesaurus: realise, clear, bring in, realize, pull in, gain, earn, make, take in

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turn a profit

Verb
1. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
(synonym) profit
(hypernym) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hyponym) line one's pockets


An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4Download this dictionary
turn + a profit
(v.) = ser rentable.
Ex: Libraries are a public good, supported by tax dollars because they are essential to democracy, not because they turn a profit.

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turn a profit
profit from, make money It will be a year before we turn a profit on this new product.

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turn a profit
profit from, make money 
It will be a year before we turn a profit on this new product.