Collocation
make a profit
to earn more money than you spend; to have a positive financial result
Definition
'make a profit' is a common English collocation. to earn more money than you spend; to have a positive financial result
make + a profit
“We need to make a profit to keep the business open.”
Examples
- The company made a profit last year for the first time.
- It is hard to make a profit when rent is so high.
- They are trying to make a profit by selling online.
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- If we cannot make a profit this quarter, we will cut costs.
- With better marketing, the new product should make a profit within months.
- Despite strong sales, the startup did not make a profit because expenses were huge.
- To make a profit, the factory must reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- The film eventually made a profit after international streaming deals.
More verb + article + nouns
- make a promise to state that you will definitely do something or that something will happen
- make a plan to decide in advance what you will do and how you will do it
- make a suggestion to propose an idea or possible plan for others to consider
- make a list to write down items in an organized way, usually to plan or remember things
- make a noise to produce a sound, often unwanted or noticeable