make a profit — to earn money from a business activity or investment after covering all costs
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to earn money from a business activity or investment after covering all costs
Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪk ə ˈprɑːfɪt/
Korean meaning: 사업이나 투자에서 모든 비용을 제외하고 돈을 벌다, 수익을 내다
Korean pronunciation: 메이크 어 **프**라핏
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cookie business started to make a profit when she discovered people would pay double for cookies shaped like their ex-boyfriends.
- The tech startup began to make a profit after they pivoted from selling smart socks to normal socks.
- Our family restaurant started to make a profit once we stopped letting Uncle Bob cook.
make a profit
VERB//meɪk ə ˈprɑːfɪt//
to earn money from a business activity or investment after covering all costs
to earn money from a business activity or investment after covering all costs
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Origin
profit은 라틴어 'profectus'(진전, 발전)에서 유래되었으며, 'pro'(앞으로)와 'facere'(만들다)의 조합으로 '앞으로 나아가며 만들어낸 것'이라는 의미에서 발전했습니다.
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“My grandmother's cookie business started to make a profit when she discovered people would pay double for cookies shaped like their ex-boyfriends.”
“The tech startup began to make a profit after they pivoted from selling smart socks to normal socks.”
“Our family restaurant started to make a profit once we stopped letting Uncle Bob cook.”
“The company expects to make a profit of $2 million this quarter.”
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