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as in earnings
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
after we deducted the cost of sugar, lemons, and paper cups, the profit from a day of lemonade sales was about $20
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as in revenue
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
found that there was a profit in training dogs for rich people
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profit
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
The media business posted gross revenue of $815 million for Q2 FY26, with profit after tax reaching $149 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Others question the ethics of profiting from AI fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Still, student editors argue the move to cut print is counterproductive since advertising revenue generated $11,000 in profit from three print editions this semester.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
The media business posted gross revenue of $815 million for Q2 FY26, with profit after tax reaching $149 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Here are the stocks JPMorgan analysts anticipate will decline in price, giving investors a chance to profit from those downturns.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Others question the ethics of profiting from AI fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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In this scenario, Madrid would be able to invite investors to buy stakes in their business side (such as TV rights or stadium revenues), while ownership of the club would legally remain in the hands of the socios through its charitable foundation.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in the fourth inning, when outfielder Sal Frelick bobbled a ball off the center-field wall, but managed to start a relay for a forceout at home and another at third.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Strava has also benefited from Gen Z’s move toward healthier lifestyles since the pandemic that may explain Starbucks’ foray into protein lattes and the slow death of boozy nightclubs.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Painter said the hope behind this is that different options will attract people from a range of income levels.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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The only difference is that now, instead of salaries, our income comes from investments.—
Alex Trias,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs opened the third quarter at their own 19-yard line, but Mahomes guided the offense with chunk gains to five different pass-catchers during an eight-play touchdown drive that took less than four minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Projected by some pundits to land higher in the draft, the 6-foot-7 big man’s fall was the Hornets’ gain.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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