profit center
noun
: a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits
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L’Alliance New York, sponsor of the annual event, is a non-profit center dedicated to fostering the exchange of language, culture and ideas between the United States and France.
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Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Running in-house management at this scale is not, by itself, a profit center.
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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.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
His non-profit center, Get Your Drugs Tested, offers free drug checking and fentanyl screening to thousands, helping users avoid overdoses and death from the toxic drug supply.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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
His non-profit center, Get Your Drugs Tested, offers free drug checking and fentanyl screening to thousands, helping users avoid overdoses and death from the toxic drug supply.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Profit center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20center. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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