profit
[ prof-it ]
/ ˈprɒf ɪt /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.
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British Dictionary definitions for profit
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 of profit
profiter, nounprofitless, adjectiveWord Origin for profit
C14: from Latin prōfectus advance, from prōficere to make progress; see proficient
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