expectation of profit

collocation in English

meaningsofexpectationandprofit

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expectation
noun
uk
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
the feeling that good things are going to happen in ...
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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 ofexpectationandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpectation of profit

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Investment needs theexpectationofprofit.
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Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, there was everyexpectationofprofitin making the film.
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In general, private investors make their own decisions in theexpectationofprofit.
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Those who were extracting the coal had a greaterexpectationofprofitthan feeling about the people who resided in the area.
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The regulator of production in a capitalist economy—as everybody will agree, whether they favour a capitalist economy or not—is theexpectationofprofit.
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This is merely to cover the possible gap that if it is established that there was a reasonableexpectationofprofitthat will suffice.
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It is to be measured by the willingness of foreigners to hold that country's currency and of industrialists to invest in theexpectationofprofit.
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Investment is generally made on behalf of other people, and it is made in theexpectationofprofit.
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If an operation breaks even when there is anexpectationofprofit, it can be deemed that even that is uneconomical.
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In a holistic view of animal protection, the animals' natural behaviour and needs should be compatible with environmental concerns and consumer protection, but also with theexpectationofprofit.
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Second, does he accept that confidence andexpectationofprofitare more important to the rate of investment than the level of the base of the grant?
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While theexpectationofprofitneed not be reasonable, the expectation must be bona fide.
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Of course, banks will not hold this risk unless they are compensated by anexpectationofprofit.
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Businesses make investments based on expectations of profit.
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