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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
Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The plaintiffs still need to prove that the search giant’s actions were responsible for the decline in their profits — a hurdle that Kersting, the law professor, said could be difficult to clear.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2025
Look to profit from set pieces Barca have struggled to keep a clean sheet in recent games and conceded seven goals against Inter across both legs of the semi-final.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Noun
The latest layoffs come just weeks after Microsoft reported strong sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations for the January-March quarter.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The plaintiffs still need to prove that the search giant’s actions were responsible for the decline in their profits — a hurdle that Kersting, the law professor, said could be difficult to clear.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Verb
During his first term, Trump was repeatedly criticized for failing to fully divest from his private businesses and for profiting off his presidency through his high-end hotel in Washington, D.C.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2025
Look to profit from set pieces Barca have struggled to keep a clean sheet in recent games and conceded seven goals against Inter across both legs of the semi-final.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Moody’s Ratings said problematic debt levels far outpacing government revenue led to the downgrade.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Residents want more tax revenue allocated for transit.—
Jack Lavin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Different markets tend to have vastly different premium costs, and part-time or seasonal workers may benefit from distinct strategies.—
Jack Hooper,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Clearly the museum has benefited from Parton’s penchant to hold onto keepsakes.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The scholarships would be available for students from families with incomes up to 300 percent of their area’s median gross income.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
16 May 2025
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As the range of near-term outcomes widens and becomes hard to predict, the company is withholding second-quarter operating income growth and earnings per share forecasts, CFO Rainey said.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Chicago saw the seventh-biggest population gain of any city in the country last year — growth largely attributed to the city’s influx of migrants.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Years of war propaganda and steady, if slow, battlefield gains, have convinced many Russians that their country is fighting an existential conflict against the West, which will not end until Ukrainian capitulation.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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