What does profits mean?

Definitions for profits
prof·its

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word profits.

Princeton's WordNet

  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)

Wiktionary

  1. profitsnoun

    Collective form of profit.

Editors Contribution

  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  

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  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

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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. Assistant Attorney General Caldwell:

    Rodrigo Tovar-Pupo funded his violent and dangerous paramilitary organization by reaping the profits of manufacturing and shipping thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States, his actions did untold damage to the United States and Colombia.

  2. Andrew Harnik/AP Clyde Lawrence:

    Since both our pay and theirs is a share of the show’s profits, we should be true partners aligned in our incentives — keep costs low while ensuring the best fan experience, but with Live Nation not only acting as the promoter but also the owner and operator of the venue, it seriously complicates these incentives.

  3. John Roth:

    Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a employee. Profits make you a fortune

  4. Jim Ritterbusch:

    Heating oil fell to multiyear lows this week, leaving it vulnerable to a short-covering rally, a lot of big shorts took profits today.

  5. David Kelly:

    It's clearly a drag on corporate profits.

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