profit center

noun

1. a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
2. any source of profit.

Example Sentences

Smith is the attention-grabbing signature host of ESPN’s lineup of daytime talk shows, which are not only a profit center but a platform that keeps the company’s name in the national conversation.

From Los Angeles Times

The parks are Disney’s biggest profit center, showing he can navigate a massive budget.

From Los Angeles Times

The linear television business, including ESPN, has declined at a faster-than-expected rate, eroding a key profit center.

From Los Angeles Times

What started as a niche service became a massive profit center for the banks after the proliferation of debit cards that caused customers to debit their bank accounts for small and large amounts of money multiple times a day.

From Seattle Times

“Overdraft fees are not so much a useful service as a lucrative profit center that’s largely underwritten by the most economically vulnerable consumers,” said Carter Dougherty, a spokesman for Americans for Financial Reform.

From New York Times