make a profit

Example Sentences

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SpaceX will fetch a price/sales multiple of 92 times at the IPO price but doesn’t make a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Now he is being charged with using classified info to make a profit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Natalie said she would have to sell about 500 cakes to pay for the licence for the cake shed and start to make a profit.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Both companies are the subject of major interest from short sellers, or traders who aim to make a profit from stocks by betting on their declining value.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Tobacco grew well in Virginia and sold well in England, and finally there was hope that the colony would make a profit for the Virginia Company of London.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone