profit
noun
Often profits.
Example Sentences
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Both companies could benefit from rising demand, but shareholders should watch how the profits are divided.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
U.S. stocks fell as fears mounted that artificial-intelligence profits would not come soon enough to meet increasingly expensive credit obligations for CoreWeave and other aspiring hyperscalers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Currently banks can use losses from the past to offset against profits - thereby reducing their tax bill in any given year.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
After bumper second-quarter profits both SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics announced buybacks totalling $40 billion that were completed earlier than expected in mid-October.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
“You know, you’re the inspiration for this. The company who sent the trees mentioned seeing that a local kid was donating profits from his chicken coop sales to rebuild the picnic area.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
