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profit center
profit centern. A segment of a business for which costs, revenues, and profits are separately calculated.
profit center
Profit centerA division of an organization held responsible for producing its own profits.profit center A segment of a business for which costs, revenues, and profits are separately calculated, with the manager of the segment being responsible for and judged on the performance of that segment. A large corporation with diversified interests in paper manufacturing, trucking, and fast food may regard each of these three businesses as a profit center. |