profit-making
adjective/ˈprɒfɪt meɪkɪŋ/
/ˈprɑːfɪt meɪkɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- (of a company or a business) that makes or will make a profit
- I believe that public transport should be run as a service, not as a profit-making enterprise.
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