profit

Betekenis

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.
3. Ellipsis of profit à prendre.

Verb

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

Met koppelteken als

prof‧it

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

Etymologie

From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.