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Profit

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.

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📖 Definitions of "Profit"

noun

1
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
2
Benefit, positive result obtained.
"Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies."
3
In property law, a nonpossessory interest in land whereby a party is entitled to enter the land of another for the purpose of taking the soil or the substance of the soil (coal, oil, minerals, and in some jurisdictions timber and game).

verb

1
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
2
(construed with from) To benefit, gain.
3
(construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

🔄 Synonyms of "Profit"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
benefitnoun	An advantage; help or aid from something.
netnoun	Remaining after expenses or deductions.
lucrenoun	Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
profitsnoun	something won (especially money)
earningsnoun	Wages, money earned, income.
net incomenoun	Income after tax.
net profitnoun	(finance) The gross revenue minus all expenses.
gainverb	(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

↔️ Antonyms of "Profit"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
loseverb	(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
break evenverb	(idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Profit"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
net profitnoun	(finance) The gross revenue minus all expenses.
net incomenoun	Income after tax.
earningsnoun	Wages, money earned, income.
gainnoun	The act of gaining; acquisition.
benefitnoun	An advantage; help or aid from something.
lucrenoun	Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
netnoun	The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
assetnoun	A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
dividendnoun	(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
interestnoun	(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
moneynoun	A generally accepted means of exchange.
revenuenoun	The total income received from a given source.
incomenoun	Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
for-profitnoun	An organization whose goal is to make a profit.
not-for-profitnoun	A not-for-profit company or organization.
payoffnoun	Alternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
payeenoun	one to whom money is paid.
profit-takingnoun	Alternative form of profit taking. [(finance) The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.]
obligeenoun	(law, finance) The party owed an obligation by another party, the obligor.
profitabilitynoun	The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.