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profit

[ prof-it ]

noun

  1. Often profits.
    1. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
    2. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
    3. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.

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  2. the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.:

    The company works on a small margin of profit.

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  3. advantage; benefit; gain.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to gain an advantage or benefit:

    He profited greatly from his schooling.

  2. to make a profit.
  3. to take advantage:

    to profit from the weaknesses of others.

  4. to be of service or benefit.
  5. to make progress.

verb (used with object)

  1. to be of advantage or profit to:

    Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.

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profit

/ 藞辫谤蓲蹿瑟迟 /

noun

  1. often plural excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year
  2. the monetary gain derived from a transaction
    1. income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains
    2. the ratio of this income to the investment or principal
  3. economics
    1. the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy
    2. ( as modifier )

      the profit motive

  4. a gain, benefit, or advantage
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to gain or cause to gain profit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫谤辞蹿颈迟濒别蝉蝉, adjective
  • 藞辫谤辞蹿颈迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路别谤 noun
  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路濒别蝉蝉路ly adverb
  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路濒别蝉蝉路ness noun
  • 辫谤辞路辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟 noun
  • 耻苍路辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫谤辞蹿顎僫迟路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of profit1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; (for the noun) Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin 辫谤艒蹿别肠迟耻蝉 鈥減rogress, profit,鈥 noun use of past participle of 辫谤艒蹿颈肠别谤别 鈥渢o make progress,鈥 from 辫谤艒- pro- 1 + -ficere, combining form of facere 鈥渢o do, make鈥 ( fact ); verb derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of profit1

C14: from Latin 辫谤艒蹿别肠迟耻蝉 advance, from 辫谤艒蹿颈肠别谤别 to make progress; see proficient
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Ella's Kitchen said it would "never, ever" put profit above the health of children.

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M&S's sales and profits have improved in recent years and it has been seeking to expand its online operations.

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Herb Simon used to write that profits aren't the goal of the company, they're one of the constraints on the company.

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Critics say these words are associated with healthcare companies avoiding payouts and increasing their profits.

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Sales of office buildings have slowed, in part because large institutional investors are skeptical that property values will appreciate enough to resell them at a profit after five years, as is common practice.

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