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Relating to making profit

commercial

adjective

relating to making a profit

speculative

adjective

done in order to make a big profit, but with a high risk that money will be lost

pay

verb

if a business pays, it earns money

boom

verb

if a country, region, or industry is booming, it is experiencing a period of economic success, with a lot of trade and business activity

yield

verb

to make a profit

boom

noun

a sudden major increase in trade, profits, etc. in a particular country or region

speculation

noun

attempts to make a large profit by buying and selling things such as property or stock

profitability

noun

the degree to which something is profitable, or the state of being profitable

arbitrage

noun

the process of buying things, especially currencies or company shares, in one place and selling them in another at the same time for profit

commercialism

noun

the activities or attitudes of people who think that making a profit is more important than anything else

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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