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Defenition of the word profit

    • Defenition of the word profit

      • An excess of the receipts over the spending, costs and expenses of a business or other commercial entity during any period.
      • What it remains after subtracting from the total of the revenues the total of the costs of an economic activity or a commercial or financial operation.
      • Income following the deduction of all expenses, taxes, and the like.
      • The advantageous quality of being beneficial.
      • To derive a benefit from.
      • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
      • make a profit; gain money or materially
      • the advantageous quality of being beneficial
      • derive benefit from
      • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
      • make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
      • derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
      • derive a benefit from

    Synonyms for the word profit

      • benefit
      • earnings
      • gain
      • lucre
      • net
      • net income
      • net profit
      • profits

    Meronymys for the word profit

      • part
      • percentage
      • portion
      • share

    Hyponyms for the word profit

      • account
      • accumulation
      • capitalise
      • capitalize
      • cash in on
      • clean up
      • cleanup
      • clear
      • dividend
      • earning per share
      • fast buck
      • filthy lucre
      • gainfulness
      • gross profit
      • gross profit margin
      • killing
      • line one's pockets
      • lucrativeness
      • margin
      • markup
      • net
      • profitability
      • profitableness
      • profiteer
      • pyramid
      • quick buck
      • sack
      • sack up
      • take advantage
      • turn a nice dime
      • turn a nice dollar
      • turn a nice penny
      • windfall profit

    Hypernyms for the word profit

      • acquire
      • advantage
      • bring in
      • clear
      • earn
      • gain
      • get
      • income
      • make
      • pull in
      • realise
      • realize
      • take in
      • vantage

    Antonyms for the word profit

      • break even
      • lose
      • turn a loss

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