profit

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/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

noun 3verb 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

big, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, high, huge, large, record, substantial, tidy

low, modest, small

The small profit from selling old furniture helped pay for her new laptop.

excess

lost, unrealized

The company reported unrealized profits from investments that haven't been sold yet.

realized

quick

The company made a quick profit by selling the old building to investors.

gross, pre-tax | after/post-tax, clear, net | taxable | interim, short-term

annual

The company reported an annual profit of $2 million last year.

first-quarter, full-year, half-year, second-quarter, etc. | corporate, group | operating, trading

VERB + PROFIT

bring (in), earn, generate, make, realize, reap, yield

The new product line brought in significant profits for the company last year.

boost, increase | maximize

show

After three years of losses, the restaurant finally began to show a profit.

PROFIT + VERB

grow, increase, rise | fall, plummet, plunge

accrue, arise

The company's profits arose from increased sales in the European market last year.

PROFIT + NOUN

margin, rate

PREP

against ~s

The company's expenses of $200,000 worked against profits that year.

at a ~

The store closed after years of operating at a loss instead of at a profit.

for ~

She started a small business for profit, but soon realized she enjoyed helping people more.

~ on

The shop owner made a good profit on the sale of her business last year.

PHRASES

a decline/fall in profits, an increase/a rise in profits, profit after/before tax

The company reported a significant rise in profits despite the economic downturn.

Definitions

noun

Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.

Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.

War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives... Of course, it isn't put that crudely in war time. It is dressed into speeches about patriotism, love of country, and "we must all put our shoulders to the wheel," but the profits jump and leap and skyrocket—and are safely pocketed.

Benefit, positive result obtained.

Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.

This I speak for your own profit.

Ellipsis of profit à prendre.

verb

To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).

The word preached did not profit them.

It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently those excellent pieces and beautiful designs.

To benefit, gain.

To take advantage of, exploit, use.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the advantageous quality of being beneficial

gain

noun — the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of tim

net
lucre
profits
earnings

verb — derive a benefit from

Antonyms

lose

Idioms & Phrases

turn a profit

To obtain profit from an investment.

Example Bank

Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.

Wiktionary

War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits

Wiktionary

The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of

Wiktionary

The word preached did not profit them.

Wiktionary

It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently those excellent pieces and beautiful designs.

Wiktionary

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

Tatoeba · #1992

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, profit is marked as dated, literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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