profit center
noun
: a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits
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Designed and developed in the United States, the Cherokee will also be an important proof point for people who worried Stellantis leaders did not understand what makes the brand special — and an irreplaceable profit center.
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Compare to Unilever's €1 billion investment in reusable packaging systems, already showing 12% cost savings in pilot markets, proving circular models can be profit centers rather than compliance costs.
—Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Add to that federal investigations into profit centers like Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Money has entered democracy, not just in our country, but in others, as a way of a profit center.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Compare to Unilever's €1 billion investment in reusable packaging systems, already showing 12% cost savings in pilot markets, proving circular models can be profit centers rather than compliance costs.
—Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Add to that federal investigations into profit centers like Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Money has entered democracy, not just in our country, but in others, as a way of a profit center.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for profit center
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“Profit center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20center. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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