Meanings
nounprofit warning (plural profit warnings)
plural profit warnings · alternative profits warning
- businessAn announcement by a company to its shareholders and other investors that its profits are likely to be less than expected.
Translations
Finnish tulosvaroitus
- tulosvaroitusan announcement by a company that its profits are likely to be less than expected
French alerte sur résultats
- alerte sur résultatsan announcement by a company that its profits are likely to be less than expected
German Gewinnwarnung
- Gewinnwarnungan announcement by a company that its profits are likely to be less than expected
Swedish vinstvarning
- vinstvarningan announcement by a company that its profits are likely to be less than expected
Cite this entry
APA
profit warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20warning
MLA
“profit warning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20warning. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profit warning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20warning.
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