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 or los beneficios
they are entitled to a share in the profits the biggest profits should come from computer chips
at a profit 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 profit obtener ganancias or beneficios they made a profit of two million obtuvieron unas ganancias or unos beneficios de dos millones
it may be several years before the company manages to turn a profit
to make a profit on or out of sth 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 profit registrar beneficios or ganancias the company is expected to show a profit for the first quarter after 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 profit obtener ganancias or beneficios
with profits policy (Insurance) póliza (f) con beneficios 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 or beneficio tenía el enfadarles
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) profit sacar provecho or beneficio de algo 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