Definitions of profit [ˈprɒf ɪt]

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Definition of 'profit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) profit
Often, profits.

2.  profit
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction.

3.  profit
the ratio of such gain to the amount of capital invested.

4.  profit
proceeds or revenue from property, investments, etc.

5.  profit
the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of materials, etc.:
She sold the building at a profit.

6.  profit
advantage; benefit; gain.

7. (v.i.) profit
to gain an advantage or benefit:
to profit from one's schooling.

8.  profit
to make a profit.

9.  profit
to take advantage:
to profit from the weaknesses of others.

10.  profit
to be of service or benefit.

11. (v.t.) profit
to be of advantage or profit to.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < MF < L prōfectus progress, profit =

Definition of 'profit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period 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; gain money or materially
"The company has not profited from the merger"

Definition of 'profit'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) profit
≠ loss
They sold their house for a profit of $25,000.; The profits from the fundraiser will go to the charity.; Did they make a profit last year?

2. (verb) profit
to gain or get a profit
Do they profit from the sale of these items?

Definition of 'profit'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) profit
acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods

2. (noun) profit
accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,

3. (noun) profit
to be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men

4. (verb) profit
to gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance

5. (verb) profit
to be of use or advantage; to do or bring good

Translation of 'profit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.
Afrikaans: wins	Arabic: رِبْح	Bulgarian: печалба
Brazilian: lucro	Czech: zisk, výdělek	German: der Gewinn
Danish: fortjeneste; profit	Greek: κέρδος	Spanish: lucro, beneficio, gananci
Estonian: kasu(m)	Farsi: سود	Finnish: voitto
French: profit, bénéfice	Hebrew: רֶווַח	Hindi: लाभ, मुनाफा
Hungarian: haszon	Indonesian: laba	Icelandic: hagnaður
Italian: profitto	Japanese: 利益	Korean: 이윤
Lithuanian: pelnas	Latvian: peļņa	Malay: keuntungan
Dutch: winst	Norwegian: fortjeneste, gevinst, pro	Polish: zysk
Persian: سود	Pashto: سود، فايده	Portuguese: lucro
Romanian: profit, beneficiu	Russian: прибыль	Slovak: zisk, zárobok
Slovenian: dobiček	Serbian: profit	Swedish: vinst, förtjänst
Thai: กำไร	Turkish: kâr, kazanç	Taiwanese: 利潤
Ukrainian: прибуток, дохід	Urdu: نفع	Vietnamese: lợi nhuận
Chinese: 利润
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