super-profit
noun[CorU]
finance & economicsspecialized(alsosuperprofit)uk/ˌsuː.pəˈprɒf.ɪt/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈprɑː.fɪt/anextremelylargeprofit:
Monopolies areabletomanipulatepricesandmakesuper-profits.
Fishingcompaniesarelookingfor newsourcesof superprofit.
Theproposedsuper-profittaxof 30% issimilarto one inAustralia.
- Smallbusinessesarepayinglesstaxbecause they don't make a super-profit.
- They aretryingto make a super-profit byenteringmarketsthat are notyetfullydeveloped.
- It isdifficulttodetermineexactlyhowlonga super-profit will beearned.
- Some in theindustryare still notclearon theexactdefinitionof a super-profit.
Profits & losses
- anti-profiteering
- anti-speculative
- buoyancy
- cash cow
- deficit
- lose
- loseyourshirtidiom
- margin
- muck
- out-of-pocket
- profit
- profit fromsomething
- profit warning
- profitability
- profitable
- rake-off
- trade deficit
- trade surplus
- winnings