profit center

American  

noun

1. a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.

2. any source of profit.

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Example Sentences

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

Media companies are struggling to create a new profit center in streaming to ultimately replace the lucrative fees the firms have traditionally received by selling their channels to the cable bundle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

But now, in eighth grade, my size has become a profit center.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya