"at a profit" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a profit, {{en-prep phrase}} at a profit
  1. (business) So as to generate a profit. Categories (topical): Business Translations (Translations): kannattava [adjective] (Finnish), voitolla [adverb] (Finnish), à profit (French)

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