Noun : The company works on a small margin of profit. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : He profited greatly from his schooling. ,to profit from the weaknesses of others. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : Nothing profits one so much as a sound education. From Dictionary.com.
The term profits should be relatively self-explanatory. From Wordnik.com. [Inc.com] Reference
The biggest challenge for the US equity market is rebuilding sustainable growth in profits from the rubble of the last 5 years of the technology bubble. From Wordnik.com. [2002 Investment Outlook] Reference
Looking to today, the Yen may continue its downward slide against its major currency pairs as Japanese investors seek short-term profits from the Japanese stock market. From Wordnik.com. [FXstreet.com] Reference
It shouldn’t be any surprise that an industry looking at losing hundreds of millions in profits is going to fight. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Health Insurers’ Duplicitous Campaign Confirmed: Industry Covertly Gave Millions To Fund Anti-Reform Ads] Reference
A store’s upper management will continually scale back efforts to satisfy customers’ needs until a plateau in profits is reached. From Wordnik.com. [CANADA HATES LARRY THE CABLE GUY] Reference
Does a permanent portfolio really lock in long-term profits?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Greed: Taking short-term profits at the expense of long-term growth. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
"We are sacrificing short-term profits for long-term gains," he said. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Long term profits are now fully aligned with society and the environment. From Wordnik.com. [GreenBiz.com Green and Sustainable Business News] Reference
Others target short-term profits by aiming to influence where the VIX settles. From Wordnik.com. [Monthly Moves by 'Fear Gauge' Can Be More Quirky Than Scary] Reference
All bonus pools should be based on long-term profits and vested only slowly over time. From Wordnik.com. [Are CEOs Paid Too Much?] Reference
These plans put a premium on pursuing short-term profits and increases in stock price. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street reform gives regulators power over executive pay] Reference
Henry Paulson recognises that skewed systems banks used that rewarded short-term profits. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
They are sacrificing the future for their short-term profits and deal-cutting "prestige". From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
OPEC's 'management' is also concerned with short term profits, but not for the same reason. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Bulletin -] Reference
Here's a sobering sign that companies are robbing the future to pay for short-term profits. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Times] Reference
Now they can take short term profits without getting penalized, and pass the cost down the to. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
The Big Lottery Fund distributes profits from the National Lottery to good causes and projects. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
"Short-term profits must give way to longer-term financial stability and success," Mr Feinberg said. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
"CEOs are squeezing workers to boost short-term profits and fatten their own pay cheques," Anderson says. From Wordnik.com. [National Union of Public and General Employees] Reference
These assets provide the Group with a potential over time to create value through short-term profits on sales. From Wordnik.com. [ITnews] Reference
As for the shorts who are merely trying to make short-term profits, I hope they get crushed on this investment. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Short term profits and not looking beyond the next quarter for themselves and ignoring the rest of us completely. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Likewise, money managers are just as likely to dive back in if they think short-term profits are there for the taking. From Wordnik.com. [Local News | The Bryan College Station Eagle] Reference
Business in America needs to be forcefully turned around: their short-term profits are wrecking their long-term stability. From Wordnik.com. [News & Record Article Feed] Reference
He said he was a little bit surprised at the Canfor news and said it indicates the company sees long-term profits in the mill. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
"Like the president's new energy policy, this decision puts short-term profits above longer-term considerations," Grijalva said. From Wordnik.com. [YubaNet.com] Reference
This means less long term profits for automakers, after the initial boom in the next 15 years as everyone switches over to EV's. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog Green] Reference
There needs to be better global planning that isn't mainly based on short term profits for a small group and uncontrolled greed. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
It is true that deep downsizing can produce short-term profits, says Cascio, because trimming labor costs boosts the bottom line. From Wordnik.com. ['Extreme Downsizing' May Hurt Companies Later] Reference
Unleashing finance has enormously increased the power of mobile shareholders in pursuit of short-term profits and high dividends. From Wordnik.com. [We lost sight of fairness in the false promise of wealth] Reference
In firms and in the financial markets, the temptation to drive for short-term profits can sometimes undermine long-term prosperity. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference
Risking the loss of potentially huge long-term profits in the market, it has struck a blow for one of the great causes of our China. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to China Ratchets Up Web Privacy Fight] Reference
But given Wall Street's intense focus on short-term profits, such contrarians tend to get tossed out of the dance early in the bubble. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye Household Names, Hello No-Names] Reference
But we cannot continue to let the considerations of short-term profits dictate the long-term public health in such a critically important area. From Wordnik.com. [The Price of Childhood Obesity] Reference
Big investment groups, interested only in short-term profits, have bought out many of the old family-owned breweries that used to own many of the pubs. From Wordnik.com. [Hoist One Last Glass] Reference
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