profit

[US]/ˈprɒfɪt/
[UK]/ˈprɑːfɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent
vi. to gain financial advantage
vt. to be beneficial to

Phrases & Collocations

profit margin

net profit

profit growth

profitable business

maximize profit

profit forecast

profit from

economic profit

in profit

profit and loss

for profit

profit by

make a profit

at a profit

gross profit

profit rate

gain profit

profit distribution

operating profit

make profit

profit maximization

reasonable profit

profit sharing

average profit

Example Sentences

a for-profit organization; a for-profit hospital.

profits are on the downgrade.

the profits of wreck.

The profit on the deal was fractional.

It's profit you're after.

the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment.

allot the profits of the business

enterprise profit partly reserved

profits proportionable to expense

profiting from experience.

to maximise your profits

profit has become the holy grail.

profits were slightly ahead.

how the deuce are we to make a profit?.

they shaved profit margins.

profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise.

Real-world Examples

Organized crime groups launder their profits through anonymous companies.

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A wise person profits from his mistakes.

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The shrewd business owner made large profits.

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Where the object is to make a sweet profit.

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'Bumper profits' just means 'really huge profits'.

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14. The corporation made a healthy profit.

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Interestingly this often means forgoing making any profit on the lines constructed.

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Thus, the shortened workweek would increase company profits.

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Jeopardize. What a great word! Jeopardizing their profits.

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The government could not deny them their profits.

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