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turning a profit

turning a profit is the present participle and gerund 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 turning a profit

What is turning a profit the present participle and gerund of?
Turning a profit is the present participle and gerund of turn a profit.

Words near turning a profit in the dictionary

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

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