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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
Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
There is profit and ideology involved.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
According to Idaho law, if a criminal signs a deal to profit from telling their crime story — including through a movie, book or magazine article — the profits first go to the state treasurer to be sent to an escrow account.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The non-profit’s investigation led to four complaints from the Dutch human rights group Bureau Clara Wichmann and the French organization Fondation des Femmes.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
There is profit and ideology involved.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The village profited from migrants passing through, but the assistance was not about making money, Dumasá said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
According to Idaho law, if a criminal signs a deal to profit from telling their crime story — including through a movie, book or magazine article — the profits first go to the state treasurer to be sent to an escrow account.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The climate connection to nature provides one revenue stream through the voluntary carbon market in which companies can purchase credits by funding qualified forest projects.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For now, all that can be said for certain, judging by the latest implosion in his current employers West Ham’s fast-deteriorating season, is that nobody has benefited from his falling-out with Edu and the sequence of events that brought about Nuno’s exit from the City Ground.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Registration for the camp is $65, with all proceeds benefiting the Bulldogs program.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The middle class, desperate to prove this distinction too, would spend an outsized portion of their income on glimmering dresses and other purchases meant to be seen by others.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Preserving income, insurance and retirement Financial security also depends on preserving income and protecting loved ones.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beck capitalized on that to get shorter gains and set up more manageable third-down situations.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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