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Used with verbs:
"
Our profits exceeded last year's."
(exceeded)
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Our restaurant finally made a profit."
(made, earned, generated, produced, returned, turned)
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We can share the profits."
(share, split, divide)
"
He reported high profits."
(reported, posted, produced, announced)
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How can we double our profit?"
(double, boost, increase, maximize)
"
Our profits soared after investing in marketing."
(soared, grew, increased, jumped, rose)
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Our profits declined after the product recall."
(declined, dropped, fell)
Used with nouns:
"
Our profit margin is growing."
(margin, rate)
"
We planned to engage in profit sharing."
(sharing)
Used with adjectives:
"
Our total profits are higher this year."
(total, gross, annual, quarterly, net)
"
We made a considerable profit last month."
(considerable, decent, big, huge, large, high, average, steady)
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We closed our business due to low profits."
(low, small, declining, falling)
"
How can we make an additional profit?"
(additional, extra, quick)
"
This is a high profit business."
(high)
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Those are lost profits."
(lost)
Used with prepositions:
"
I made a profit from selling pizza."
(from, by)
"
He made a profit on the car."
(on)
