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prof⋅it

[prof-it]

–noun

Often, profits.

a.	pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.

b.	the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.

c.	returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.

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.

3.	advantage; benefit; gain.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to gain an advantage or benefit: He profited greatly from his schooling.

5.	to make a profit.

6.	to take advantage: to profit from the weaknesses of others.

7.	to be of service or benefit.

8.	to make progress.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.

Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME < MF < L prōfectus progress, profit, equiv. to prō- pro- ¹ + -fec-, comb. form of facere to make, do ¹ + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) ME profiten, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:

prof⋅it⋅er, noun

prof⋅it⋅less, adjective

prof⋅it⋅less⋅ly, adverb

prof⋅it⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. return. 2. net income. 3. good, welfare, advancement, improvement. See advantage. 4, 9. advance, improve.

Antonyms:
1. loss.

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prof·it (prŏf'ĭt)

An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.
1. The return received on an investment after all charges have been paid. Often used in the plural.
2. The rate of increase in the net worth of a business enterprise in a given accounting period.
3. Income received from investments or property.
4. The amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost.

v. prof·it·ed, prof·it·ing, prof·its

v. intr.

To make a gain or profit.
To derive advantage; benefit: profiting from the other team's mistakes. See Synonyms at benefit.

v. tr.
To be beneficial to.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prōfectus, from past participle of prōficere, make progress, to profit : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
prof'it·less adj.

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Profit

Pro"fit\, n. [F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress, profit, fr. profectum. See Proficient.]

1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.

Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. --Rambler.

2. Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,

This I speak for your own profit. --1 Cor. vii. 35.

If you dare do yourself a profit and a right. --Shak.

Syn: Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain; emolument.

Profit

Prof"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profited; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiting.] [F. profiter. See Profit, n.] To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.

The word preached did not profit them. --Heb. iv. 2.

It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs. --Dryden.

Profit

Prof"it\, v. i. 1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance.

I profit not by thy talk. --Shak.

2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath. --Prov. xi. 4.

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Language Translation for : Profit

Spanish: lucro, beneficio, ganancia,

German: der Gewinn,

Japanese: 利益

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profit (n.)

c.1315, from O.Fr. prufit (c.1140), from L. profectus "profit, progress," prop. pp. of proficere (see proficiency). As the opposite of loss, it replaced O.E. gewinn. The verb is attested from 1303, from O.Fr. prufiter, from the noun. Profiteer first recorded 1797 as a verb, but dormant until revived in World War I; 1912 as a noun. Profitable is from c.1325, "yielding benefit, useful; " in specific sense of "money-making," it is attested from 1758.

Profit

The same as net income: total earnings less expenses.

Investopedia Commentary

In other words, profit is the money a business makes after accounting for all the expenses. Profit is the goal of every company.

profit

See net income.

Main Entry: prof·it
Function: noun
1 : gain in excess of expenditures: as a : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost b : net income from a business, investment, or capital appreciation —compare EARNINGS, LOSS
2 : a benefit or advantage from the use of property —see also MESNE PROFITS, PROFIT A PRENDRE —compare EASEMENT, RIGHT OF WAY, SERVITUDE

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