Meaning of quick profit

[helga]

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #121 "Synonyms for profit and benefit", question 1

If you are interested in making a quick ........., you won't make a lot of money in a hurry running a Chinese restaurant in this town.

(a) compensation
(b) payment
(c) favour
(d) profit

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #121 "Synonyms for profit and benefit", answer 1

If you are interested in making a quick profit, you won't make a lot of money in a hurry running a Chinese restaurant in this town.

Correct answer: (d) profit
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Meaning of quick profit?

helga

[Alan]

Hi,

Profit is the amount of money you make on top of the cost. If you buy something costing 6000* and then sell it for 7000*, your profit is 1000*.

Alan
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[Dina27]

Hello,

"A hurry running a Chinise restaurant" means manage a Chinise restaurant? It doesn`t mean to run somether, does it?

Sincerely yours,
Dina

[Mister Micawber]

Hello Dina.

This is how the sentence parts are grouped:

Make a lot of money in a hurry (by) running a Chinese restaurant = Earn a lot of money quickly (by) operating/owning a Chinese restaurant.
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