Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn_a_profit
1 sense of turn a profit
Sense 1
profit, turn a profit -- (make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger")
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")