The company determines what the customer wants and then develops a product to satisfy that want and still yield a profit.

该公司确定顾客所需，从而研发相关产品来满足他们，同时也给自己带来利润。

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A lot of money poured into its development but yet it did not yield enough profit.

微软投入了大量的资金开发Zune，但却未能带来足够的利润。

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Digital sales yield a higher profit margin too.

数码化的销售也能带来很高的利润回报。

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But given our present technologies, it would take vast changes in our ability to reach for the heavens before either endeavor could possibility yield a profit.

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Short-selling is when an investor sells shares in a company they don't actually own, in the hope that the share price will fall and the shares can be bought back cheaper, to yield a profit.

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But the short-term strategy they employed is a solid one that, if implemented on day 1, can yield a solid profit for investors while minimizing the risk associated with a long-term investment horizon.

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