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profit

/ profit /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Type of:
advantage vantage
Kinds of:
account profitableness profitability
Derived:
gain benefit
verb Sense 2
make a profit; gain money or materially
"The company has not profited from the merger"
Opposites:
lose turn a loss break even
Type of:
gain take in clear
Kinds of:
line one's pockets turn a nice dime turn a nice penny turn a nice dollar clean up
Derived:
net income net net profit lucre profits
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
derive a benefit from
"She profited from his vast experience"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
cash in on profiteer capitalize capitalise take advantage
Derived:
benefit welfare gainer gain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Type of:
income
Kinds of:
earning per share windfall profit killing cleanup fast buck
Derived:
turn a profit net clear
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
3
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advantage vantage account profitableness profitability gain take in clear line one's pockets turn a nice dime turn a nice penny turn a nice dollar