at a profit
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Many midsize firms that raised and invested new funds several years ago when interest rates were near zero are now having trouble unloading them at a profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
For would-be company leaders the aim is to grow the business for perhaps five to 10 years, before selling at a profit.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The couple’s Sherman Oaks abode would serve as their first official home as a family of four, before they offloaded at a profit for $2.99 million in 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
Sales of office buildings have slowed, in part because large institutional investors are skeptical that property values will appreciate enough to resell them at a profit after five years, as is common practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
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
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