at a profit
idiom
: so as to make money
We sold the house at a profit.
The business is running at a profit.
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Hanoi responded by opening the state-run economy to private business, abolishing collective farms, and leasing land to individuals, who were allowed for the first time to sell their produce at a profit, at home or abroad.
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Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
Plus, people aren’t only buying art NFTs to resell them at a profit.
—Jessica Klein, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2024
The hackers’ goal is to persuade enough people to jump on the coin’s bandwagon to raise its value, at which point investors could sell their holdings at a profit — at least until the market reacts and the value drops again.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
Both regions can produce oil at a profit for less than $35 a barrel.
—Bloomberg News, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
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Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
Plus, people aren’t only buying art NFTs to resell them at a profit.
—Jessica Klein, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2024
The hackers’ goal is to persuade enough people to jump on the coin’s bandwagon to raise its value, at which point investors could sell their holdings at a profit — at least until the market reacts and the value drops again.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
Both regions can produce oil at a profit for less than $35 a barrel.
—Bloomberg News, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
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“At a profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20profit. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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