profit center

noun

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

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China was once a key profit center for Volkswagen, but now the company faces declining demand for cars there on top of fierce price competition from local carmakers. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Floating above all of that is the decade-long decline in cable as a profit center. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Charge separately for judgment, and personalization becomes a profit center, not a cost. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Navatek was not a profit center but a vehicle for Loui’s passion projects, like an experimental catamaran for navigating Hawaii’s choppy waters. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 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 30 Oct. 2026.

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