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A “[[profit centre]]” in {{author|Peter Drucker}}’s argot, is a department that designed directly to bring in revenue, thereby — at least whenever | A “'''[[profit centre]]'''” in {{author|Peter Drucker}}’s argot, is a department that designed directly to bring in revenue, thereby — at least whenever revenues outstrip the costs of attaining them — increasing the “bottom line”. To be contrasted with a [[cost centre]], but not a [[waste centre|''waste'' centre]]. Profit centres can, and usually are, also [[waste centre]]s. <br> | ||
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A “profit centre” in Peter Drucker’s argot, is a department that designed directly to bring in revenue, thereby — at least whenever revenues outstrip the costs of attaining them — increasing the “bottom line”. To be contrasted with a cost centre, but not a waste centre. Profit centres can, and usually are, also waste centres.