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turns a profit

turns a profit is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns a profit

What is turns a profit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns a profit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn a profit.

Words near turns a profit in the dictionary

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

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