profit center
noun
: a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits
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Imagine someone in government sneaking off to place a low-level bet to make a few bob based on insider information — public service as profit center.
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But the lawmakers said those steps do not go far enough to prevent abuse, and called on the agency to take several additional actions to monitor the use of tools with Medicare Advantage policies that have become a profit center for insurers.
—Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT, 25 June 2024
The erosion of those two key profit centers for Paramount (and other media giants) was sharper and swifter than most analysts predicted.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
Plugging security holes is a cost center, and making new products is a profit center, former employees told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 13 June 2024
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But the lawmakers said those steps do not go far enough to prevent abuse, and called on the agency to take several additional actions to monitor the use of tools with Medicare Advantage policies that have become a profit center for insurers.
—Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT, 25 June 2024
The erosion of those two key profit centers for Paramount (and other media giants) was sharper and swifter than most analysts predicted.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
Plugging security holes is a cost center, and making new products is a profit center, former employees told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 13 June 2024
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“Profit center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20center. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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