increased profitability

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandprofitability

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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profitability
noun[U]
uk
/ˌprɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌprɑː.fɪ.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something produces or is likely to produce ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandprofitabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Farmers have a desire forincreasedprofitabilityand greater lifestyle security5,11.
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Such potentialincreasedprofitabilityof the livestock enterprise was not directly reflected in budgets.
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These attributes should contribute toincreasedprofitability.
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Catches have gone down and theincreasedprofitabilityof the fleet has come from higher prices but on a lower quantity of fish caught.
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Anxiety was expressed aboutincreasedprofitabilityreported by the water and electricity companies, at a time when the economy as a whole is in recession.
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What industry has said most loudly is that it must have greater facilities forincreasedprofitabilityin order to allow for investment.
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Some further increase is likely in the next eighteen months, resulting from higher production and theincreasedprofitabilityof exports.
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Theincreasedprofitabilityand the growth potential of the properties will be reflected in the market value when we come to sell them.
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What they are seeking to do is to achieveincreasedprofitabilityon the backs of the poor.
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Theincreasedprofitabilityof manufacturing industry made a major contribution here.
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Is that not the reason for theincreasedprofitabilityin the small business sector in the past five years?
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One isincreasedprofitabilityand the other is improved industrial relations.
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Two out of three firms which have completed consultancy projects achieveincreasedprofitabilitywithin a year.
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What is needed isincreasedprofitabilityfor their primary products and increased stability.
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Prudent management would have been forced to cut back on the level of investment or to haveincreasedprofitability.
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We should base future income increases more on sharing the fruits ofincreasedprofitabilityand production.
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If higher productivity is simply reflected in higher earnings there is less scope forincreasedprofitability.
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Obviously,increasedprofitabilitywill be of help, but a general increase in world trade will be a major factor.
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It is about the growth in domestic demand, the continued rise in investment, the recovery of exports and of world demand, theincreasedprofitabilityof home supply, and rising employment.
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I examined theincreasedprofitability.
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