profit
[ prof-it ]
/ ˈprɒf ɪt /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.
Origin of profit
SYNONYMS FOR profit
ANTONYMS FOR profit
1
loss.
synonym study for profit
3. See
advantage.
OTHER WORDS FROM profit
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH profit
profit prophetWords nearby profit
British Dictionary definitions for pro-profit
profit
/ (ˈprɒfɪt) /
noun
(often plural)
excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year
the monetary gain derived from a transaction
- income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains
- the ratio of this income to the investment or principal
economics
- the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy
- (as modifier)the profit motive
a gain, benefit, or advantage
verb
to gain or cause to gain profit
Derived forms of profit
profiter, noun profitless, adjectiveWord Origin for profit
C14: from Latin
prōfectus advance, from
prōficere to make progress; see
proficient