barely profitable

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

Indicates that something is only just profitable, with a very small margin.

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Examples (10)

  • The small startup was barely profitable in its first year.
  • Despite their hard work, the project remained barely profitable.
  • Rising costs made the once thriving business barely profitable.
  • They realized that expanding into that market would be barely profitable.
  • If we don't increase sales, this quarter will be barely profitable.
  • For years, the farm was barely profitable, relying on subsidies to survive.
  • Even after cutting expenses, the company found itself barely profitable.
  • The venture was barely profitable, but they saw potential for future growth.
  • He argued that the current pricing strategy made their products barely profitable.
  • To be barely profitable is not enough to sustain a large team.