make a profit

That seems to be a little high, Mr. White. I don't know how we make a profit with those numbers.

The site is usually operated by a merchant, also a player, whose business is to sell merchandise to make a profit.

But he did not take his eye off the purpose of the factories: to make a profit.

Think of this as a hobbyist's test project, and if you come up with a killer app for it, you might just be able to make a profit anyway.

Bloomberg was willing to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term gain, he said, but was in the news business to make a profit.

One of these companies continued to make a profit digging gold until nineteen sixty-six.

What are the fixed and variable costs? Will we make a profit or lose money? How much?

China is now awash with factories that will struggle to make a profit and with a glut of overpriced housing.

That said, Apple did provide a way for the music business to make a profit online, which had hitherto eluded it.

If the multivitamin was developed by a company out to make a profit, the ingredients are probably going to be cheap and manmade.

In fact, people can feel and act like owners even if they work for a company that isn't trying to make a profit.

None of this has stopped companies from trying to make a profit from counting the un-countable Chinese billionaires.

It would be a bit rich for Goldman to turn round and make a profit by selling this stuff at a higher price to its old boss.

He made a lot more money than I did, but he didn't make a profit. He never made a profit.

Home-builder Lennar Corp also struck cautiously optimistic note on the housing market and said it was on track to make a profit this year.

These two basic motives of Japanese companies towards China stand behind the fundamental purpose of any business firm to make a profit.

Making money was the true test, since ship builders would not invest their money unless they knew that they could make a profit.

"We have no detailed plans, " he said. "But of course we want to make a profit from it. "

A senior Treasury official said the move could cost taxpayers' money, although it could also make a profit.

Above $80 a barrel and up to $130 a barrel, domestic prices would also move, but Chinese refineries would not make a profit.

We didn't make a profit; at the end of each month we were able to pay rent, our vendors and our bills at work and at home, but that was it.

"It is impossible for him to make a profit if he pays all the tolls and fees legally, " Nie says.

Much of the recent activity reflects a "one-off" adjustment to a world where exchanges exist to make a profit.

The children who do have their elderly parents living with them often actually make a profit from their parents' SSI checks.

The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

then, provided the cost of warehousing and financing is less than the difference between the two prices, you will make a profit.

As a result, American plants have to be built more cheaply in order to make a profit, and thus typically do not include storage.

Server rental will be split into a virtual host server, and then lease them to the user to make a profit.

Either way, governments should expect to make a profit on their investments when these institutions return to health, as they should do.

Because most institutions outsource the management of their plans to private companies, which have to make a profit.

The investors have been exploring its inherent laws, seeking for the effective analysis methods and the tools to make a profit.

Newspapers make a profit from [out of] the advertisements they carry .

People do not invest to "spread the wealth" around; they invest to make a profit.

If our operating expenses exceed sales, we won't be able to make a profit.

You don't have to make a profit over the effort you put into making your own dinner.

It may even make a profit from the GSE mortgage-backed debt that it buys directly and then holds to maturity.

For those who produce newspapers , advertisements are also very important at a low price and still make a profit.

I am afraid no one dare to say what stores to open will certainly make a profit, if there is malarkey people.

A quick computation revealed that we would not make a profit.

In other words I won't be able to make a profit on reselling this name.

the modern chemical industry ideally tries to make a profit whilst making the minimum environmental impact within reason.

Crude oil is the only source many Arabian countries make a profit.

A decade ago, Chinese producers had to get their movies released in Europe and the U. S. in order to make a profit.

Although we sank all our money into the firm, it still failed to make a profit.

She passed him insider information, not to make a profit herself, but simply to please him.

Bears will sell a financial instrument which they do not own and then make a profit by repurchasing it later at lower price.

Big business wants to make a profit and they wish we all were slaves like this so they could make even more money!

By trimming costs and improving service the hotel has now started to make a profit again.

Those patent trolls that look to make a profit off of intellectual property rights also poses as problem to IPR protection.

More incredibly, he boasted that Uncle Sam would make a profit on the bailout of AIG ( AIG - news - people ).

The marketing concept means that an organization should seek to make a profit by serving the needs of customer groups.

Government printing offices sold official documents to cover their costs and sometimes to make a profit.

Without knowing your break-even point, you'll never know just what you have to do to make a profit.

It is hard to make a profit from customers who make lots of tiny deposits without massively trimming transaction costs.

But skeptics ask: Can Taobao actually make a profit and emerge as a true Web powerhouse?

The number one goal of a company is to make a profit.

With a straightforward sale, however, the government is unlikely to realise the real value of its assets or make a profit.

Companies were obliged to run passenger services that could not make a profit.

"I do not want to raise my prices but I still need to make a profit, so now I just make my pieces of tempe smaller, " said Hamid.

Although revenue has shot up over the past year, it has yet to make a profit.

For instance, does your company need to sell a specific number of widgets every year to make a profit?

But will the company make a profit ?

Its spokesmen say lenders need such exemptions to make a profit on their basic service, small loans.

By charging connection fees, companies can charge much lower per-minute rates and still make a profit.

On the basis of our sales forecasts, we may begin to make a profit next year.

'It's difficult to make a profit [on the Corolla] at current exchange rates, ' lamented one Toyota executive.

What is the ONLY way to make a profit on a small, environmentally friendly car?

The government is still squeamish about letting the outfits that run schools make a profit.

The company has struggled to make a profit selling fuel in China's tightly regulated market.

This will make it difficult or impossible for the fireworks company to make a profit.

Conversely, the GFDL has clauses that help publishers of free manuals make a profit from them.

Thus to make a profit, barons had to acquire control over huge tracts of land.

We won't make a profit unless we dispense with some of the staff.

Owners of the major papers are still searching for ways to make a profit with their online editions.

Of course, everyone concerned had to make a profit, too.

Most people who invest in the stock market without doing any research of their own make a profit.

They made a loss this year, but on the average they still make a profit.

Lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive.

Moving manufacturing to China is a smart move if a company wants to make a profit and ultimately stay in business.

Moving his cattle from farm to farm costs money and time. But he says if he can avoid feeding them hay, he can still make a profit.

To the extent that the market has risen in the interim, the managers (and their investors) will make a profit.

If the traders make a profit, they get to keep from 10 to 50 percent, with the rest split between the trading firm and the investor.

Rarely can they make a profit, and never thought about the problem but complain about the bad luck.

But it retains the market only so long as its price stays low enough that other firms cannot make a profit.

We have to reduce the production costs , or we will not make a profit.

I doubt whether we will make a profit out of it.

What if the importer does not make a profit?

In order to short a stock, a trader borrows a share and sells it, hoping to repurchase the stock at a lower price to make a profit.

them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.

"I make a profit from a problem. I convert waste into wealth, " he says.

"I make a profit from a problem. I convert waste into wealth, " he says.

The manager from the branch office talked in the meeting about how to make a profit the following year.

is one of the few places where you can have a business idea at breakfast register your company by lunch and make a profit by dinner.

The cows need to stay healthy in order for the farmers to make a profit.

'The result is that most of the players in the space are challenged to make a profit from televisions, ' he told reporters in early August.

What if I don't have any experience in the Forex market, can I still make a profit?

True, some social networks actually make a profit.

"What the law says is that you must not make a profit out of education. "

The bottom line is that our sales need to pick up if we're going to make a profit this year.

If we have to discount these cars we aren't going to make a profit.

In fact, to promote between us the trade, our newspaper floor price, has caused us to make a profit really micro.

DingSheng always require staff love the customers , endlessly to make a profit for their even never even seen customers.

A car-dealer bringing in a new Hyundai saloon through the tunnels stands to make a profit of $13, 000.

Capitalists buy and then sell things to make a profit.

Facing stiff competition in China's overcrowded steel industry, Hangang still does not consistently make a profit.

To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense.

You shouldn't lose much money here and probably will make a profit depending on your server.

In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term we will make a profit.

They make a profit by careful investment.

The aim is to make a profit on the equity.

They make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.

But now I know how to run a company, how to treat my staff, and how to make a profit.

And the answer is, "How do you make a profit in a capitalist system, doing that? " Interesting problem.

Even though everyone knew exchanges needed speculators, too many people didn't want those same risk-takers to make a profit.

The fund feasibly might even make a profit.

In Taiwan, the government gave training and much more to the semiconductor companies, and taught them how to make a profit.

How can you be sure your intriguing idea is also something from which you can truly make a profit?

New GM should make a profit when the industry's US annual sales exceed 10m, the run-rate in May.

The question is how to make a profit during the wait.

make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.

I make a profit by careful investment.

And, Ford executives expect to make a profit again in 2010.

But some traders in futures markets only want to make a profit.

The bank can make a profit because it has a large customer base across Malawi and because the bank's transaction costs are low.

As a result, Mr Gavrilenkov says, the beneficiaries could make a profit margin of nearly 70% on currency bets.

The latter, as agent, the use of spreads make a profit.

If the option is exercised, the investor will make a profit.

A businessman should grab at any chance to make a profit.

Working capital is indispensable for enterprises to survive, develop and make a profit.

Businessman will grab at any chance to make a profit.

And by "why" I don't mean "to make a profit. " That's a result. It's always a result.

They make a profit on our debt.

You will make a profit by selling them now if you follow my suggestion.

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Will he make a profit?

turn a profit * I don't see how his company can make a profit; his marketing costs are too high.

The term is too short for us to make a profit.

m not in business for charity. I want this company to make a profit.

Should businesses do anything they can to make a profit?

The seller must bear in mind that to survive in business it is necessary to cover costs and make a profit.

I don't see how his company can make a profit; his marketing costs are much too high.

But many will seek to make a profit, a big one.

Should business do anything they can to make a profit?

First, you must make a profit.

We won't make a profit if we sell it at cost.

Most people buy a home because they want to own a home, not because they plan to make a profit.

In order to make a profit, they invest and set up factories in China, hire Chinese workers and carry out various commercial activities.

The US will make a profit from AIG.

If we don't make a profit, my job is on the line.

Once a risk occurs, not only the investor can't make a profit, but also the environment and society have a lost .

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Businesses should do anything they can to make a profit.

To some, the answer is easy: to make a profit.

How do you make a profit?

Because South Africa's retail phone rates are high, it is easy for Dabba to underbid other operators and still make a profit.

When it goes up, a person may sell it and make a profit.

"A lot of companies say, 'I develop oil for China, ' " but are really out to make a profit for themselves, he said,

If we can get the owner to do more roofs, he can then make a profit.

uneconomic (adj. ) not able to make a profit

I can make a profit on this purchase, just as it stands;

But early investor make a profit less, even more person who suffer the loss;

Make a profit by careful investment

Make a profit on the transaction

I am sure to lose and I will suffer sell my soul to make a profit

Make a profit through time

and for 23 hours a day you should make a profit,

I don't know how we can make a profit with those numbers