profit

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, dated, literary, uncountable) Benefit, positive result obtained.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of profit à prendre.

Verb

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

Synonyms

gain

benefit

advantage

interest

use

earnings

income

utility

revenue

yield

earn

good

👍

proceeds

win

avail

lucre

gains

get

advantageous

net income

beneficial

usefulness

return

financial gain

net profit

profits

accrue

merit

value

make a profit

reach

convenience

winnings

worth

emolument

surplus

wages

asset

net

bonus

receipts

acquire

rally

recompense

accomplish

production

achieve

obtain

behoof

recruit

Translations

bénéfice

Gewinn

profit

profitto

gain

winst

lucro

Nutzen

profiter

guadagno

ganancia

Profit

Vorteil

profitieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: profit

Cognate with French: profit

In summary

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.