profit center

noun

: a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits

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Running in-house management at this scale is not, by itself, a profit center. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Convert arb, Griffin’s dorm-room strategy, remained Citadel’s profit center for most of its first decade. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Remember, cleaning fees can be a profit center for car rental companies, and they are often unfairly applied. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026 When compensation no longer depends on securing better terms, bargaining effort becomes a cost center rather than a profit center. — Tony Losasso, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for profit center

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of profit center was in 1955

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“Profit center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20center. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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