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noun
1.
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.
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Profiting
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
verb (used with object)
9.
to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Latin prōfectus progress, profit, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -fec-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) Middle English profiten, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Latin prōfectus progress, profit, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -fec-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) Middle English profiten, derivative of the noun
Related forms
prof·it·er, noun
prof·it·less, adjective
prof·it·less·ly, adverb
prof·it·less·ness, noun
pro·prof·it, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. return. 2. net income. 3. good, welfare, advancement, improvement. See advantage. 4, 9. advance, improve.
1. return. 2. net income. 3. good, welfare, advancement, improvement. See advantage. 4, 9. advance, improve.
Antonyms
1. loss.
1. loss.
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Word Origin & History
profit
early 14c., 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 c.1300, from O.Fr. prufiter, from the noun. Profiteer first recorded 1797
EXPANDas a verb, but dormant until revived in World War I; 1912 as a noun. Profitable is from early 14c., "yielding benefit, useful; " in specific sense of "money-making," it is attested from 1758.
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