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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The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Cerberus had hoped to buy and flip Chrysler at a profit and the new CEO, Robert Nardelli, known for being passed up as successor to General Electric boss, Jack Welch and for being fired from Home Depot after its stock tanked as a result of his bad decisions.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Lutnick surrounded himself with friends and family, including his younger brother Gary, who colleagues said sometimes jumped ahead of customers with bond orders, purchasing some and then quickly offloading them to the customer at a profit.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Private equity firms typically use a large amount of debt to buy companies and properties that the firms then try to sell at a profit after a few years.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Cerberus had hoped to buy and flip Chrysler at a profit and the new CEO, Robert Nardelli, known for being passed up as successor to General Electric boss, Jack Welch and for being fired from Home Depot after its stock tanked as a result of his bad decisions.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Lutnick surrounded himself with friends and family, including his younger brother Gary, who colleagues said sometimes jumped ahead of customers with bond orders, purchasing some and then quickly offloading them to the customer at a profit.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Private equity firms typically use a large amount of debt to buy companies and properties that the firms then try to sell at a profit after a few years.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“At a profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20profit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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