A bit of a guilty pleasure, but one he allowed himself after a profitable deal.

For profitable deals, two factors need to be in place.

Wait and see; perhaps I can make a profitable deal out of this.

"If you can give me what I want, this is going to be a nice profitable deal for you."

"We would only make a profitable deal with a schedule we desired."

What was more, he didn't look as if he had enough money to make locking him up a profitable deal.

He had a good chance to make a very profitable deal on the former legionary.

"I'm told my father cemented a number of profitable deals in this room."

He was incapable of looking beyond an immediate, enormously profitable deal.

And Nigerian bankers, not far behind, are cutting profitable deals.