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profit
[prof-it]
noun
Often profits.
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction.
the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
Synonyms:Antonyms:the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc..
The company works on a small margin of profit.
Synonyms:advantage; benefit; gain.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
to gain an advantage or benefit.
He profited greatly from his schooling.
to make a profit.
to take advantage.
to profit from the weaknesses of others.
to be of service or benefit.
to make progress.
verb (used with object)
to be of advantage or profit to.
Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.
Synonyms: ,
profit
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
(often plural) excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year
the monetary gain derived from a transaction
income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains
the ratio of this income to the investment or principal
economics
the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy
( as modifier )
the profit motive
a gain, benefit, or advantage
verb
to gain or cause to gain profit
Other 51Թ Forms
- profiter noun
- profitless adjective
- profitlessly adverb
- profitlessness noun
- proprofit adjective
- self-profit noun
- unprofited adjective
- unprofiting adjective
- ˈǴھٱ adjective
- ˈǴھٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of profit1
Example Sentences
County with the merchandise to divide up and fence for profit.
State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, has engaged in a “multi-faceted illegal scheme” that is designed to “reap enormous illicit profits by deceptively misleading over a million homeowners in California,” the complaint alleges.
But the opportunities to profit from his brand have expanded since he entered politics a decade ago.
We see the political capture by entrenched, polluting profit seekers and it raises our ire.
But PSG is also a business, one that has to profit off its success.
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