profit center
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profit center (plural profit centers) (American spelling)
- (accounting, management) A unit or department of a company which is expected to make an identifiable contribution to the organization's profits.
- Coordinate term: cost center
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Further reading edit
- “profit center”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “profit centre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “profit centre” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.