profit


Definition: Meaning of, profit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈprɒfɪt /

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profit profits
  1. [uncountable and countable] money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid [↪  revenue]
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  2. [uncountable] formal an advantage that you gain from doing something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
profit profited profited
Present Participle Third Person Singular
profiting profits
[intransitive and transitive]
  1. formal to be useful or helpful to someone
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  2. to get money from doing something
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profit used in phrases

  • gross profit (noun)
    1. GROSS MARGIN
  • gross profit margin (noun)
    1. finance the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
  • margin of profit (noun)
    1. the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
  • net profit (noun)
    1. including depreciation and other non-cash expenses the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
  • non-profit (adjective)
    1. a non-profit organization uses the money it earns to help people instead of making a profit
  • non-profit-making (adjective)
    1. not commercially motivated
  • not-for-profit (adjective)
    1. NON-PROFIT
  • paper profit (noun)
    1. an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price
  • profit and loss (noun)
    1. an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
  • profit and loss account (noun)
    1. a financial statement showing a company's income, spending, and profit over a particular period
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profit used in phrasal verbs

  • profit from (phrasal verb)
    1. profit from/by something to get an advantage from a situation
    2. to make a profit from something
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