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profit
[ prof-it ]
noun
- Often profits.
- pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈǴھٱ, adjective
- ˈǴھٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Ǵi· noun
- Ǵi· adjective
- Ǵi··ly adverb
- Ǵi··ness noun
- ·Ǵi adjective
- -Ǵi noun
- ܲ·Ǵi· adjective
- ܲ·Ǵi·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of profit1
Example Sentences
The aftershocks of the cyber attack will dent its profits, analysts have told the BBC, as many customers go elsewhere to shop instead.
The once-cutting-edge Austin, Texas, company has seen its profit and share price plunge amid Trump’s looming tariffs that Musk has opposed and a brand crisis precipitated by his prominent role in the administration.
Thanedar has largely self-funded his campaigns; last year, he in turn invested money from his campaign into cryptocurrency index funds, reaping millions of dollars in profit, according to The Detroit News.
In addition to supporting high salary jobs, tech companies offer employees stock options, so the state benefits from taxing capital gains, the profit earned when the shareholder sells their stock for a higher price.
Ella's Kitchen said it would "never, ever" put profit above the health of children.
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are other ways to say profit?
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