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profit sharing

–noun
the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, esp. in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.

Origin:
1880–85


prof⋅it⋅shar⋅ing, adjective
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profit sharing  
n.  A system by which employees receive a share of the profits of a business enterprise.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: profit shar·ing
Function: noun
: a plan under which employees receive a part of the profits of an enterprise
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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