Despite this the film did good business in the UK and produced a respectable profit.

"And the margins are in the mid-teens, which produces respectable profits."

Despite receiving poor reviews, the film made a respectable profit.

We want common sense, a respectable profit with rewards for success for all employees, and no rewards when there is a poor result.

So the Government stands to make a respectable profit.

Even wine poured from traditional bottles can return respectable profits when sold by the glass.

The production cost was about $20 million, leaving a very respectable profit, even by Hollywood accounting practices.

They had already paid off the Jovian Bank loan and made a respectable profit.

The savings institution followed standard operating procedures throughout the 1970's, returning a small but respectable profit for its shareholders.

With quality technicians creamed off from other studios, he could make cheap films so that they looked good and brought in a respectable profit.