- realize a profit
- make a profit
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
realize a profit
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realize a profit — realize a gain/profit/loss ► FINANCE to make or lose money when you sell something: »They re trading on an extremely short term basis and will sell once they can realize a profit. »Following liquidation of the portfolio, the County realized a… … Financial and business terms
realize a profit/loss — realize a gain/profit/loss ► FINANCE to make or lose money when you sell something: »They re trading on an extremely short term basis and will sell once they can realize a profit. »Following liquidation of the portfolio, the County realized a… … Financial and business terms
realize — rea‧lize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] also realise verb [transitive] 1. realize money/profits etc FINANCE to make money from something: • He estimated they could realize $115 million on the sale before taxes. • The company was able … Financial and business terms
realize a gain/profit/loss — ► FINANCE to make or lose money when you sell something: »They re trading on an extremely short term basis and will sell once they can realize a profit. »Following liquidation of the portfolio, the County realized a loss of approximately $600… … Financial and business terms
realize a gain — realize a gain/profit/loss ► FINANCE to make or lose money when you sell something: »They re trading on an extremely short term basis and will sell once they can realize a profit. »Following liquidation of the portfolio, the County realized a… … Financial and business terms
realize a loss — realize a gain/profit/loss ► FINANCE to make or lose money when you sell something: »They re trading on an extremely short term basis and will sell once they can realize a profit. »Following liquidation of the portfolio, the County realized a… … Financial and business terms
realize — [rē′ə līz΄] vt. realized, realizing [Fr réaliser] 1. to make real; bring into being; achieve 2. to make appear real 3. to understand fully; apprehend 4. to convert (assets, rights, etc.) into money 5. to gain; obtain … English World dictionary
realize — also ise BrE verb (transitive not usually in progressive) 1 KNOW STH S IMPORTANCE to know and understand the importance of something: realize (that): Do you realize that you re an hour late? | realize who/what/how etc: I realize how much she… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
profit taking — noun : the selling of commodities or securities at prices in excess of cost to realize profits * * * Stock Exchange. the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit. [1895 1900] * * * profit… … Useful english dictionary
profit taking — Stock Exchange. the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
