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  • 101Profit sharing — Profit sharing, when used as a special term, refers to various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on company s profitability in addition to employees regular salary and… …

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  • 102profit and loss statement — index ledger Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 profit and loss statement …

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  • 103profit motive — ˈprofit ˌmotive noun [singular] ECONOMICS the desire to make money, which makes people want to be involved in a business activity: • People believe that the profit motive is behind the recent decline in standards of nursing care. * * * profit… …

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  • 104profit sharing — ˈprofit ˌsharing also profit sharing noun [uncountable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES when a company gives part of its profits to its employees: • He has long believed in employee profit sharing or employee ownership. • The 2005 …

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  • 105profit-takers — UK US (also profit takers) noun [plural] STOCK MARKET ► investors who sells shares, etc. after their value has risen in order to make a profit. The sale by a large number of investors often causes share prices to go down: »Financial services… …

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  • 106Profit and Loss — may refer to:* Profit Loss , monthly business magazine founded in July 1999 especializing in Foreign exchange market and derivative markets * Profit and Loss ( DS9 episode), the eighteenth episode of the second season of the television series… …

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  • 107Profit & Loss — Profit Loss: In the Currency Derivative Markets is a monthly business magazine founded in July 1999 especializing in Foreign exchange market and derivative markets. Magazine Each month, Profit Loss looks at the changes taking place in the… …

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  • 108profit squeeze — ➔ squeeze2 * * * profit squeeze UK US noun [C] (also profits squeeze) ► COMMERCE, FINANCE a period of time when profits go down, for example because of falling prices, increased competition, or rising costs: »Whenever a product is profitable,… …

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  • 109profit-and-loss account — UK US noun [C] UK (US profit and loss statement) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a document that shows a company s profit or loss in a particular period: »This loss would be shown as a charge in the profit and loss account. → See also EARNINGS REPORT(Cf.… …

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  • 110profit-sharing — UK US (also profit sharing) noun [U] ► HR a system by which employees receive a part of the profits of a business: »The company s costs increased due to higher employee profit sharing. »a profit sharing agreement/plan/scheme …

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