turn a profit

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verb

make a profit;
gain money or materially
- The company has not profited from the merger
• Syn:
profit
• Ant:
lose (for: profit), break even (for: profit)
• Derivationally related forms:
profit (for: profit)
• Hypernyms:
gain, take in, clear, make, earn,
realize, realise, pull in, bring in
• Hyponyms:
line one's pockets, turn a nice dime, turn a nice penny, turn a nice dollar, clean up
• Verb Frames:
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