profit center

• profit centre (UK)

profit center (plural profit centers) (American spelling)

1. (accounting, management) A unit or department of a company which is expected to make an identifiable contribution to the organization's profits.

   Coordinate term: cost center

• “profit center”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “profit centre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “profit centre” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

• profit centre