at a profit
idiom
: so as to make money
We sold the house at a profit.
The business is running at a profit.
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Neighborhood Venture plans to bring in its own operations team, lease up the currently vacant units and then sell the complex in three years at a profit.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Even then, however, the government was able to do so at a profit, punctuating the success of the mineral supply chain initiatives.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Neiman’s actually is financially the stronger of the two, sources said, with very little debt and operating at a profit.
—David Moin, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Even then, however, the government was able to do so at a profit, punctuating the success of the mineral supply chain initiatives.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Neiman’s actually is financially the stronger of the two, sources said, with very little debt and operating at a profit.
—David Moin, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“At a profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20profit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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