to profit
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3.2
- verb
- /ˈprɒfɪt/
- So transactions in which both sides profit, that's the basis of business.
- opportunity to profit
- ability to profit
- profit from learning
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Watch on YouTubeSo why shouldn't I profit off my labor too?
- So why shouldn't I profit off my labor too?
- This is a risky trading strategy that seeks to profit from a price decline.
- So learning how to profit out of a out of a bust.
- You can't expect to routinely profit from information that's already out there.
- Because the gun industry has lobbyists and they all profit off the death of children.
- But if you are profiting from my work, I want to fight you.
- They're still, they're still profiting from the company.
- We're actually already profiting from it, but I don't kid myself.
- The banker could profit by charging interest rates on these loans.
- That seems like a skill that maybe you could profit off.
- It's not just to profit, it's to but I think it's too early.
- Well, like I said, I think it's because they're they're profiting off of.
Examples
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Even U.S. companies, which hope to profit from India's military market, are reticent about sharing their prize technologies.
Academic text (2011) -
Even when a market does not perform well, some special interests will profit from its unregulated state.
Academic text (2017) -
I trust he will profit by it.
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You see, if you know more than I do, then I shall profit by your knowledge.
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As studies, though, they are out of place and difficult to profit from directly.
Academic text (2011) -
No one has the right to appropriate them or profit from them at the expense of others.
Fiction book (1990) -
In this effort, we can certainly profit from knowing more about Project 2061.
Academic text (1992) -
Postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students can all contribute to and profit from the experience.
Academic text (2013) -
Given the trend towards more fuel-efficient cars, GM must show it can profit from smaller models.
Academic text (2011) -
She hopes to profit from the new training program at work.
Synonyms
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1.2
To get money by working or running a business
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1.4
To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills
710
1.0
To get money for work you do or from a business
654
2.3
To help someone or be helped by something
203
3.4
Bring a reward after hard work
30
3.5
To get money after paying costs and taxes
25
3.2
To earn more money than you spend running a business or project
22
4.9
To earn a lot of money very quickly and easily
Make good money from a business or activity
Make a good amount of money from business or sales
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent
- Specialized
5
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
1
4.7
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
How Profitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
To profit (verb) comes from the same Latin parts pro- 'forward' and facere 'to make', so it originally meant 'to gain' or 'get ahead'. So to profit from something is to get an advantage or benefit from it.