profit-making

profit-making
profit-making UK US adjective
a profit-making event, business, or organization makes or is intended to make a profit
Thesaurus: providing profitsynonym

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ˈprofit-making [profit-making] adjective usually before noun
(of a company or a business) that makes or will make a profit
 
Example Bank:

I believe that public transport should be run as a service, not as a profit-making enterprise.


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