1. (noun)net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings the excess of revenues over outlays in a givenperiod of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
2. (verb)profit, gain the advantageous quality of being beneficial
3. (verb)profit, gain, benefit derive a benefit from "She profited from his vast experience"
4. (verb)profit, turn a profit make a profit; gainmoney or materially "The company has not profited from the merger"
Definition of 'profit' 
