The shop made a profit last year.
make a profit
idiomTo earn more money than you spend, so that a business or deal leaves you with money gained. The opposite of "make a loss". "They sold the house and made a small profit."
After covering rent and supplies, the café finally made a profit in its second summer.
The startup burned through investors' money for years before it made a profit, and even then the margins were thin enough to vanish with a single bad quarter.
Last updated July 27, 2026