Meanings
verbturn a profit (third-person singular simple present turns a profit, present participle turning a profit, simple past and past participle turned a profit)
present singular third person turns a profit · participle present turning a profit · participle past turned a profit · past turned a profit
- idiomaticTo obtain profit from an investment.
- broadlyidiomaticTo gain money or to gain materially.
The company has not turned a profit from the merger.
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turn a profit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20a%20profit
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn a profit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20a%20profit.
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