profit centre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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George Eckes, a consultant who worked with executives at the very top of GE before 2000, said that with hindsight GE had “followed this profit centre to the point of excess”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2018
By contrast, Apple Capital does not make loans, and is not meant to be a profit centre in its own right.
From Economist ● Oct. 26, 2017
Treasury should take active positions in money markets, and become another profit centre.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2015
Marchionne helped rescue Chrysler in 2009 and turned the U.S. firm into a key profit centre for Fiat, although quarterly results released on Wednesday disappointed.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2014
The second reason falls under the concept that they don't need this to be their profit centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2012
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