at a profit
Example Sentences
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As it curbs imports through the use of inventories and reduced refinery runs, China is also reselling crude it was contracted to buy to other countries, often at a profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
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
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
James Goldsmith was a businessman who had made a fortune by buying struggling companies cheaply, reshaping them to maximise efficiency and then selling them at a profit.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 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
