Definitions for PROFITS
prof·its

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earningsnoun

   the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

2. winnings, win, profitsnoun

   something won (especially money)

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1. profitsnoun

   Collective form of profit.

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1. profits

   Profits refer to the financial gain or monetary surplus obtained by a business when its total income from operations or transactions exceeds the total costs or expenses incurred. It serves as a measure of the financial success and viability of a business. The calculation of profit can vary depending on the context, including gross profit, net profit, operating profit, etc. Profits can be reinvested into the business or distributed to shareholders as dividends.

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1. profitsnoun

   Plural noun of profit.

   The company declared its annual profits on its website in a transparent format so employees, management, shareholders and other interested parties could view them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Financial Gain
   • Income

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROFITS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1780

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROFITS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2842

How to pronounce PROFITS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say PROFITS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROFITS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROFITS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of PROFITS in a Sentence

1. Hubert Horan:

   The bigger issue is that even with dominance, there is no evidence that any of these companies can actually earn sustainable profits while providing the level of fares and car availability that made them popular.

2. Alan Gayle:

   Some near-term caution toward stocks is warranted given the strong gains in the first half combined with a slowing global economy, renewed trade tensions and stalled corporate profits growth, moreover the lack of market participation outside of the large-cap S&P 500 highlights the challenge.

3. Jeff Carbone:

   The catalysts are strong for a sell in May strategy with the hot start to 2021, it may be time to take some profits from the strong growth sectors that have had big runs in 2021.

4. Eric Garcetti:

   I hope the Chinese government will see (Chinese companies') profits coming in, and their stake in more movies coming in from the West, Our best advocates are going to be Chinese companies who have a stake in this opening up.

5. Elizabeth Warren:

   Mergers mean that farmers have fewer and fewer choices for buying and selling, while vertical integration has meant that big agribusinesses face less competition throughout the chain and thus capture more and more of the profits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROFITS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Profits
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com