ramen profitable

adjective

Producing just enough profit for survival.

“Their new company was ramen profitable, and the founders could feed themselves while they worked on expansion.”

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Meanings

adjectiveramen profitable (comparative more ramen profitable, superlative most ramen profitable)

comparative more ramen profitable · superlative most ramen profitable

  1. businessProducing just enough profit for survival.

    Their new company was ramen profitable, and the founders could feed themselves while they worked on expansion.

    1 more example

    One reason is that regulated startups struggle to fit into the model of “ramen profitable.”

    2018, Evan Burfield, Regulatory Hacking: A Playbook for Startups

Origin

Ramen noodles are a cheap food.

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