profit

Meaning

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.

gain

yield

financial gain

make a profit

make profit

be profitable

functional advantage

commision

make use of

profit from

line score

business transaction

avail oneself

obtain a return

redeeming feature

good point

make the most

black ink

benefit in return

score over

source of income

bit of fat

acquisition gain

derive a benefit

avail oneself of

benefit from

be of use

cash in on

do good to

Frequency

Hyphenated as

prof‧it

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

Inherited from Middle English

Cognate with French

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.

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