profit

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Łączone jako

prof‧it

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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.