make a profit
Example Sentences
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Or worse, they may be on the TV or radio to endorse a remedy from which they stand to make a profit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Lord Wolfson insisted Next had to make a profit.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Soybean prices are too low to make a profit despite being cheaper to plant than corn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
As the Senate Finance Committee documented in 2015, its executives concluded it could make a profit by charging $55,000 per 12-week treatment for Sovaldi.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
No one was worth keeping if they didn’t make a profit.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
