single-provider profit
nounUK /ˈsɪŋɡəl prəˈvaɪdə ˈprɒfɪt/
US /ˈsɪŋɡəl prəˈvaɪdər ˈprɑːfɪt/
The money one company makes when it is the only one selling something.
The town's single-provider profit from the only water company was very high.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The extra money a business earns because no other business competes with it.
Without rivals, the single-provider profit kept growing each year.
3. A gain that comes from being the only source of a service.
The single-provider profit helped the small clinic stay open.
4. The financial benefit of having just one company supply a product.
Analysts studied the single-provider profit in the local bus market.