handsome profit

collocation in English

meaningsofhandsomeandprofit

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handsome
adjective
uk
/ˈhæn.səm/us
/ˈhæn.səm/
A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, ...
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profit
noun
uk
/ˈprɒf.ɪt/us
/ˈprɑː.fɪt/
money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofhandsomeandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhandsome profit

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In cost-benefit terms, there can be no doubt that society stands to make ahandsomeprofitfrom expenditure on such a domiciliary service.
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The assurance companies are going to make a veryhandsomeprofitout of this.
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It is possible to introduce telephony to beam stations and to work it at ahandsomeprofit£1 per minute.
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This sum, £1,200 million, is a lot of money, but, compared to £3,185 million, there is ahandsomeprofit.
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There could be ahandsomeprofitby 1990 from such a railway-only tunnel.
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The average value of property recovered by the police is £14, which leaves ahandsomeprofitto the dishonest.
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I should think it would very amply cover the cost of collection and leave a veryhandsomeprofit.
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Some operators provide their own insurance, trusting that they will be able to make ahandsomeprofitafter having to pay claims.
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So it gets its sewage disposed of for nothing and makes ahandsomeprofitout of the other authorities.
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This organisation makes a veryhandsomeprofitout of sugar, which is subsidised by the taxpayer.
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That would leave ahandsomeprofiton which to run the clubs.
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There is generally a veryhandsomeprofiton seed dressing, with its comparatively small use of manual-labour and machinery.
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It makes ahandsomeprofitout of it.
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They claim to be the experts, the people who know how to run industry effectively, efficiently and at ahandsomeprofit.
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Can he deny that he has made a tremendous andhandsomeprofitout of being concerned with commercial television?
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If they were used to capacity, or even nearly so, they would show ahandsomeprofit.
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As a matter of fact, there is ahandsomeprofitmade, in spite of the fact the better beer is sold at a cheaper price.
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Does he not agree that the terms which have been offered to them amount to virtual exemption from taxation unless they make ahandsomeprofit?
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Apparently, she sold the car to a museum for ahandsomeprofit.
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By increasing these charges they are making ahandsomeprofitout of the public, and they are not giving any better service in return.
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