at a profit
Example Sentences
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In his speech last month, Fed governor Miran said he would support selling some securities if they were trading at a profit.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
Activists typically buy undervalued shares, press for strategic changes—such as leadership shift, asset sales, or a capital reallocation—and aim to lift the share price before exiting at a profit, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
However, messages seen by BBC News also suggest scalpers may be buying hundreds of genuine products at a time to resell them at a profit, with authorities reporting a "flood" of counterfeits entering the market.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
But Yossarian still didn’t understand either how Milo could buy eggs in Malta for seven cents apiece and sell them at a profit in Pianosa for five cents.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
