profit center
noun
: a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits
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Walden, who joined Disney in 2019 from Fox, has spent her career in television and more recently streaming — far from the park’s profit centers in Anaheim and Orlando.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
But times have changed, and many have become giant profit centers and some of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the state.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Amazon’s online ad business, one of its biggest profit centers, was downsized as well.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Sinegal ran the distribution-warehouse system, which operated almost as a separate business and had become a profit center for the company.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
But times have changed, and many have become giant profit centers and some of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the state.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Amazon’s online ad business, one of its biggest profit centers, was downsized as well.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Sinegal ran the distribution-warehouse system, which operated almost as a separate business and had become a profit center for the company.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Profit center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20center. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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