profit
∞
2.0
- noun
- /ˈprɒfɪt/
- Specialized
:
beneficio
- The subsidies help the fishing sector make more profit than it would without them.
- make a profit
- earn a profit
- increase profits
You know this, there's no profit on this show as a business.
- You know this, there's no profit on this show as a business.
- Where do you put your profit other than stock?
- OK, so take the the profit that you make per candle.
- Years ago I enrolled in a for profit medical device school.
- Which I think is just profit at all costs instead of people.
- These companies are required by law to put the profit of their investors first.
- Our training is fully focused on making a profit off sickness, which is wrong.
- Focus on the profits, not the revenue.
- Does this rise of for profit pharma companies worry you?
- A GPN is helping Japan with inflation, corporate profits and wage increases.
- You know, record, record profit, record sales can't meet demand.
Examples
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You cost too much, and you didn't turn a profit.
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Forbes estimates that your profit margins are higher than ever.
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These companies are required by law to put the profit of their investors first.
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So how much profit can these people make a day?
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But like, how much profit do you need to make?
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Our training is fully focused on making a profit off sickness, which is wrong.
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The more prep you do, the more profit you end up making.
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The real question about sales, however, involved the profits from the ship's stores.
Academic text (2011) -
It is one of the few Soviet operations in America that showed a profit at the end of the last fiscal year.
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The business reported a significant profit after cutting unnecessary expenses.
Synonyms
559
2.3
An advantage that gives you more money or success
309
2.3
Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments
266
3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
257
4.1
The amount people get from crops or investments
215
7.0
Money earned from an activity, especially sales
20
3.0
Money a person or business keeps after paying costs and taxes
11
3.2
An increase in money from an investment or business activity
6
3.2
Money left after paying all costs, taxes, and other charges
3
9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
1
2.3
Money left after paying all costs and taxes
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
42
3.6
Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent
- Specialized
3
3.2
The money left from sales after taking away the cost to make goods, before other costs like rent or taxes
2
4.1
A report that shows how much money a company made and spent during a period
- Specialized
1
4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
How Profitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Profit comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and facere 'to make', so the original idea was 'to make progress' or gain. That's why profit today usually means the money you keep after paying costs.