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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: return
Antonyms: loss
- 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: net income
- advantage; benefit; gain.
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.
profit
/ ˈprɒfɪt /
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
- ˈprofitless, adjective
- ˈprofiter, noun
Other Words From
- profit·er noun
- profit·less adjective
- profit·less·ly adverb
- profit·less·ness noun
- pro·profit adjective
- self-profit noun
- un·profit·ed adjective
- un·profit·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of profit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of profit1
Example Sentences
The pub chain boss said that businesses still had not recovered profits fully post-Covid, and that the Budget measures announced cost an "extra £3.5bn" for the hospitality sector.
But this is what he likes about children: They don’t care about squeezing every last drop of profit from every penny.
Developers claim the tax eats into their profit margins, stifling new housing projects.
The president spent at least $120m buying up bitcoins at various prices in the hope of making a profit for his cash-strapped country.
They accuse the platform of forcing them to relinquish their copyright when they sign contracts – and with it, their claim to profit.
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