reasonable profit

collocation in English

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reasonable
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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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 ofreasonableandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Implementation was the task of private entrepreneurs, who would only invest when they could foresee areasonableprofit.
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The concept of areasonableprofitis somewhat controversial.
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However, no manufacturer would commit to the immense production investment without great confidence in making areasonableprofiton the venture.
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The arrangement also ensures - although somewhat reduced - areasonableprofitto the pharmaceutical companies.
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I am confident that on the basis of these arrangements producers will be able to show areasonableprofitfrom their production.
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The maximum price for suusages manufactured here is based on costs to the manufacturer plus areasonableprofit.
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There will be investigation, and then the tribunal will declare what areasonableprofitshould be.
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We have had a little discussion as to what is areasonableprofit.
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In other words, it was a modest success story, from loss-making toreasonableprofit-making.
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We hand the goods over to them and give them areasonableprofit.
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Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that firms should be allowed to make areasonableprofit.
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What is regarded as a moderate,reasonableprofitfor hops?
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Not only is it guaranteed against loss, but it is guaranteed areasonableprofiton increased capital.
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That turnover leads to considerable doubt about whether the industry is obtaining areasonableprofitmargin.
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They claim that the practice is necessary to assure the retailer of areasonableprofitmargin and to cover proper standards of quality and service.
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I, for one, do not want these people to work withoutreasonableprofit.
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We allow what we consider to be a fair andreasonableprofitin order to ensure that utility production continues.
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Can it be argued that this industry is suffering because it is not producing a gallonage sufficient to give it areasonableprofit?
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We believe in increasing the consumption of food, giving farmers areasonableprofit, and in expanding home resources on a reasonable scale.
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