profit-making

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Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

All of these nonprofits generally pay no taxes unless they engage in profit-making activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

But he said revenue had "dropped by about 40%," and "from being a good, profit-making business contributing reasonable taxes to HMRC, we're now in a loss-making position".

From BBC • May 1, 2024

Despite his lack of training Samarendra Babu had great capacities for business, and seldom lost a chance of profit-making.

From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.