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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
Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Through Walmart's third-party marketplace, which fuels novel business like its Amazon Prime rival Walmart+ and its advertising platform Walmart Connect, the retailer can grow profit faster than sales, Walmart executives and Wall Street analysts have said.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
That alone sets us apart from many of the people who profit most from our tourism sector.
—Mikey Knab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This isn’t a sign of ascendant fascism so much as the nadir of late-stage capitalism, which depends on forever wars to juice corporate profits at a time of falling rates of return on investment.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Through Walmart's third-party marketplace, which fuels novel business like its Amazon Prime rival Walmart+ and its advertising platform Walmart Connect, the retailer can grow profit faster than sales, Walmart executives and Wall Street analysts have said.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Prosecutors countered that the men endangered people in the Bay Area by profiting off of the fentanyl epidemic.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
That alone sets us apart from many of the people who profit most from our tourism sector.
—Mikey Knab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Cracker Barrel, however, pointed to improving revenue growth in 2025 in an interview with Fortune.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the passenger projections and the revenues the bullet train would supposedly collect were pure fantasy, verging on fraud.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles benefitted from short fields, covering 52 yards on their first touchdown drive after Harrison Butker missed a field-goal attempt, and 59 on their next, after a Patrick Mahomes interception and face-mask penalty pushed them quickly into KC territory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Convertibles are more expensive, often attracting older drivers with more income — and generally, more caution behind the wheel.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Studley cited the inclusion of dancers on the list of job categories eligible for the tip income deduction.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Overnight, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surpassed the 45,000 mark for the first time, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The market has been on a particular tear in September in the leadup to the Fed meeting, as more moribund jobs data poured in – the S&P 500 has posted gains in six of nine sessions this month.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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