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turned a profit

turned a profit is the simple past and past participle of turn a profit.

Meaning of turn a profit

Verb

turn a profit (third-person singular simple present turns a profit, present participle turning a profit, simple past and past participle turned a profit)

  1. (idiomatic) To obtain profit from an investment.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To gain money or to gain materially.
    • The company has not turned a profit from the merger.

Questions about turned a profit

What is turned a profit the simple past and past participle of?
Turned a profit is the simple past and past participle of turn a profit.

Words near turned a profit in the dictionary

  1. turned a deaf ear
  2. turned a hair
  3. turned a number of shades of red
  4. turned a page
  5. turned a phrase
  6. turned a profit
  7. turned a setback into a comeback
  8. turned a trick
  9. turned about
  10. turned again
  11. turned against

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