1 (Comm) ganancias; (f) beneficios; (m) utilidades; (f) (LAm) the pursuit of profit you can improve your chances of profit by sensible planning bankers are worried that such deals would offer little or no profit on their investment
a 32% rise in profits un aumento del 32% en las ganancias los beneficios;or
they are entitled to a share in the profits the biggest profits should come from computer chips
at a profitat to operate at a profit ser rentable
the bakery could operate at a profit if it were managed differently not a single one of his mines in Montana or Idaho was operating at a profit the magazine was originally intended to run at a profit
to sell (sth) at a profit vender (algo) obteniendo una ganancia
the hope is that these companies will make large profits so the share prices will rise and investors can sell at a profit we're hoping to sell the house we bought two years ago at a profit he bought a second-hand MG, smartened it up with red paint and sold it at a profit an analyst is predicting full-year profits of pounds 10.8m for the year to 31 March their half-year profits were down 43 per cent to £4.2m
to make a profitmake obtener ganancias beneficios;or they made a profit of two million obtuvieron unas ganancias unos beneficios de dos millones;or
it may be several years before the company manages to turn a profit
to make a profit on out of sthonorout of obtener beneficios de algo to make a profit on a deal we make a profit on most of our concerts farmers were unable to make a profit on the land he makes no profit on your ship until it's working they are making a profit out of other peoples' misfortune I don't want to make a profit out of you to make a [quick] profit] he would do the same with foreign currency, buying pounds one day in the hope of making a quick profit the next buyers tend to go for businesses that will make a quick profit people who sell their electricity shares hoping to make a quick profit he was confident he could make a quick profit on the deal
to show a profitshow registrar beneficios ganancias;or the company is expected to show a profit for the first quarter after making a loss last yearafter making a loss last year the farm failed to show a profit /the bank is showing a profit/, which is a sign of stability it may cost him £500 million before it shows a profit his only explanation for his failure to show a profit was bad luck
to turn a profitturn obtener ganancias beneficios;or
with profits policywith (Insurance) póliza con beneficios; (f) you may be considering cashing in a with-profits endowment policy to release capital a with profits life policy will award you bonuses each year Royal Life has launched a new with-profits bond
2 utilidad; (f) beneficio; (m) I could see no profit in antagonizing them no veía qué utilidad beneficio tenía el enfadarles;or
the artist found more to his profit in the sculpture collections of the Louvre and other museums there was no profit in cursing, and I felt too dispirited anyway
to turn sth to (one's) profitturn sacar provecho beneficio de algo;or he has always known how to seize the moment with panache and turn it to his profit it is a path that America might follow with profit the chapters on Egypt may be read with profit
