Search "profit" in:
Browse words next to:
Browse the Dictionary:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
#

profit

9 entries found.



Main Entry:
1prof·it Listen to the pronunciation of 1profit
Pronunciation:
\ˈprä-fət\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin profectus advance, profit, from proficere
Date:
14th century
1: a valuable return : gain2: the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions; especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost3: net income usually for a given period of time4: the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales5: the compensation accruing to entrepreneurs for the assumption of risk in business enterprise as distinguished from wages or rent
— prof·it·less Listen to the pronunciation of profitless \-ləs\ adjective
— prof·it·wise Listen to the pronunciation of profitwise \-ˌwīz\ adverb
Learn more about "profit" and related topics at Britannica.com
See a map of "profit" in the Visual Thesaurus
Find Jobs in Your City


Share this entry:    Share this word with digg Share this word with reddit Share this word with technorati Share this word with del.icio.us Share this word with furl Share this word with stumbleupon Share this word with google Share this word with blinklist Share this word with newsvine Share this word with facebook Share this word with myspace

Link to this page:   


Cite this page:   
© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated