"profit" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- I was willing to pay high for Treblaw's manuscript; but I saw no reason why the old collector should gain exorbitant profit at my expense.
- The committee found various irregularities, including the existence of omnibus accounts, that allowed some market players to make exorbitant profits at the expense of the retail investors.
- As a Senator he made headlines by accusing Basic Magnesium of having negotiated a contract with the government to get exorbitant profits.
- The suit says that the company then subcontracted most of the actual work to another company called Falcon Security for just $4.1 million, resulting in "an exorbitant profit."
- The concept was to build the Palestinian economy," Mr. Masri said, "and to make a decent profit, but not an exorbitant profit.
- Moreover, he said, "this is a highly competitive industry," and added that the competition among investment managers would prevent them from "reaping undue or exorbitant profits."
- Industry executives also tried again and again to reframe the debate in terms of national security instead of fouled beaches and exorbitant profits.
- But the same private generators that are looting California won't build until guaranteed exorbitant profits with almost no risk.
- We must make sure that such contractors give quick and efficient solutions to the needs of the victims without using their misfortune to make exorbitant profits.
- "I don't mean an exorbitant profit," hastened Gregg.
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