Definitions for Profits
prof·its

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Bernie Sanders:

   It is immoral and unconscionable that families across the country are finding themselves nearly broke or bankrupt because of crippling medical debt while the health care industry made more than $100 billion in profits last year.

2. Benjamin Smith:

   It's an obvious no-brainer... there should be no new developments on Murujuga, the world is turning against people like Asia Woodside that make vast profits at the expense of the planet and the expense of our heritage.

3. Rahul Gupta:

   What's driving this transition by opening this Pandora's Box, because now it’s basically a matter of chemistry, and you can create a number of compounds, is ultimately profits, the profits of transnational criminal organizations is what is driving both the shift, but also this innovation.

4. John Risch:

   You don't merge two railroads like this to create job opportunities but to boost profits for a few investors.

5. Dan Gainor:

   Bringing ‘ The Cosby Show ’ to Bounce might do well in the ratings, at least for a little while, but is The Cosby Show ' worth the loss of sponsors who ’ll flee the network because Bill Cosby don’t want Bill Cosby brand to be associated with a company that profits from the ‘ humor ’ of a serial rapist ? media Research Center's easy to forget now, but Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier were among the first black actors who gained widespread acceptance.

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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
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