healthy profit

collocation in English

meaningsofhealthyandprofit

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healthy
adjective
uk
/ˈhel.θi/us
/ˈhel.θi/
strong ...
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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 ofhealthyandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We also want to make ahealthyprofit, say a 100% mark-up on the cost price.
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We are concerned with a commercial undertaking making ahealthyprofit: it is well managed and directed.
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No one sees the industry at the moment as a good,healthyprofitmaking organisation.
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Ahealthyprofit-making manufacturing sector has a vital role to play in creating wealth in the economy.
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The union accepts that the company must show ahealthyprofitand face the challenges ahead.
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Clubs have every right to make ahealthyprofit, but not at the expense of fans.
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Individual private companies that took over those stations would be able to sell off the land around stations and make ahealthyprofit.
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On the contrary, it turns in ahealthyprofit, and last year it paid a dividend of £71,000 to each council.
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But many firms in the private sector are charging rates considerably above those currently being charged by the corporation and its subsidiaries, and they are still making ahealthyprofit.
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The company also claimed that itshealthyprofitmargins are simply a consequence of the firm's efficient operation.
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Even so, it was wildly popular, and the creators reaped ahealthyprofitfrom the subscription fees.
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In the end the film turned in ahealthyprofitof over $36 million.
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After this match the tourists received their second cheque, this one for 1036-10-8, and it was already clear that the tour was going to record ahealthyprofit.
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For those who were not confident in their sales ability, ahealthyprofitwas usually made by selling their license to other willing businessmen, especially as demand far outstripped supply.
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The brewers are making healthy profits, as are manufacturers.
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There is an argument that producing fields in which the capital outlay took place a considerable time ago are making substantial and healthy profits.
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Our companies are now in a competitive position, reporting growing order books, reducing overheads and healthy profits.
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The industry nevertheless recovered, and there followed a period of growth and relatively healthy profits.
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