Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn a profit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
turn a prof-it
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To obtain profit from an investment.

verb

To gain money or to gain materially.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

turns a profit (present, singular) turning a profit (participle, present) turned a profit (participle, past) turned a profit (past)

Synonyms

profit

Questions

What does turn a profit mean?
To obtain profit from an investment.

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