profit center
Americannoun
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a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
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any source of profit.
Example Sentences
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Burgers have never been a huge profit center for fast-food chains in the first place, Zagor noted.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Now it is Hyundai’s turn to try to turn this money pit into a profit center.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
That business, called Amazon Web Services, is the largest of its kind and is a profit center for the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The company’s Medicare Advantage plans, which are private insurance policies, had become a profit center with the retirement wave of aging baby boomers.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
But now, in eighth grade, my size has become a profit center.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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