Meaning of PROFIT
| Pronunciation: | | 'prâfit
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- [n] the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- [n] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- [v] make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
- [v] derive benefit from
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| | Synonyms: | | benefit, earnings, gain, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits, turn a profit |
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| | Antonyms: | | break even, lose, turn a loss | | |
| | See Also: | | account, accumulation, acquire, advantage, bring in, capitalise, capitalize, cash in on, clean up, cleanup, clear, dividend, earn, earning per share, gain, get, gross profit, gross profit margin, income, killing, line one's pockets, make, make a scoop, margin, markup, net, part, percentage, portion, profitability, profitableness, profiteer, pull in, pyramid, realise, realize, sack, sack up, scoop, share, take advantage, take in, turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny, vantage, windfall profit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pro"fit\, n. [F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress,
profit, fr. profectum. See {Proficient}.]
1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received
for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence,
pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation;
emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.
Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. --Rambler.
2. Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences;
benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,
This I speak for your own profit. --1 Cor. vii.
35.
If you dare do yourself a profit and a right.
--Shak.
Syn: Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain;
emolument.
\Prof"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profited}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Profiting}.] [F. profiter. See {Profit}, n.]
To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit;
to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
The word preached did not profit them. --Heb. iv. 2.
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy
diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs.
--Dryden.
\Prof"it\, v. i.
1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to
gain; to advance.
I profit not by thy talk. --Shak.
2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath. --Prov. xi.
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