turn a nice penny
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Definition
Verb phrase: - To earn or make a satisfactory or good profit from a business or venture.
Usage
This phrase is used to describe a situation where a business, investment, or activity generates a good amount of money. It emphasizes a successful financial outcome. It is often used in the past tense to report a result.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can be modified with adverbs to change the degree or certainty of the profit.
- The savvy investor consistently turns a nice penny on the stock market.
- It is often used in a continuous form to describe an ongoing, profitable enterprise.
- That little side business of hers is turning a nice penny.
Variants and Related Words
- Turn a profit: A more general and common phrase meaning to make a profit.
- Turn a tidy profit: Similar to "turn a nice penny," emphasizing a neat and substantial profit.
- Make a killing: An informal idiom meaning to make a very large profit.
Synonyms
- Turn a profit
- Make money
- Be profitable
- Yield a return
Related Idioms
- Line one's pockets: To make a lot of money, often with a negative connotation of greed.
- Make a bundle: To earn a large sum of money.
- Cash in: To profit from a situation.
Verb
- make a satisfactory profit
- The company turned a nice dime after a short time