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Profit

Profit Meaning & Definition
Profit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Profit?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Profit: benefit | earnings | gain | lucre | net | net income | net profit | profits | turn a profit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Profit:

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

Profit In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 4.

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