making a profit
31profit*/*/*/ — [ˈprɒfɪt] noun I 1) [C/U] money that you get when you sell something for a price that is higher than the cost of making it or buying it Ant: loss Investors have made a 14% profit in just 3 months.[/ex] the practice of killing whales for profit ( …
32ˈprofit-ˌmaking — adj a profit making organization exists in order to make a profit …
33profit margin — noun the ratio gross profits divided by net sales (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑margin of profit, ↑gross margin • Hypernyms: ↑ratio * * * noun, pl ⋯ gins [count] : the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is… …
34profit motive — the desire for profit that motivates one to engage in business ventures. [1930 35] * * * profit motive, the expectation or goal of making profit as an incentive for investing in or starting a business: »The students…refer to the profit motive as… …
35making — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
36Profit impact of marketing strategy — The Profit Impact of Market Strategy (PIMS) database yields solid evidence in support of both common sense and counter intuitive principles for gaining and sustaining competitive advantage : Tom Peters and Nancy Austin. It was developed with the… …
37making — noun 1》 the process of making or producing something. 2》 (makings) the necessary qualities: she had the makings of a great teacher. 3》 (makings) informal, dated earnings or profit. 4》 (makings) N. Amer. & Austral./NZ informal paper and tobacco… …
38making — n. 1 in senses of MAKE v. 2 (in pl.) a earnings; profit. b (foll. by of) essential qualities or ingredients (has the makings of a general; we have the makings of a meal). c US & Austral. colloq. paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette. Phrases… …
39profit — Turn Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man… …
40non-profit-making — adj. (of an enterprise) not conducted primarily to make a profit. * * * adjective not commercially motivated • Syn: ↑nonprofit • Similar to: ↑noncommercial * * * non profit making variant UK US Main entry: non profit …
