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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
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sports cards highlighted eBay’s start to 2025, helping the sales platform post first-quarter revenue and profit that beat Wall Street expectations.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025
Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Data deals have been one of the more lucrative ways that sports leagues and governing bodies have profited off the growing legal betting market in the U.S.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the midst of a pivotal week for big tech earnings, Microsoft reported its best-ever quarterly revenue and profit totals, while fellow big tech firm Meta also exceeded expectations.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sports cards highlighted eBay’s start to 2025, helping the sales platform post first-quarter revenue and profit that beat Wall Street expectations.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
So, how can investors profit — and copy — regardless?
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Data deals have been one of the more lucrative ways that sports leagues and governing bodies have profited off the growing legal betting market in the U.S.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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In Apple's financial results for Q2 2025, the first three months of the year, 49.1% of the company's $95.4 billion revenue came directly from the iPhone.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Google pays Apple $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Apple devices – a lucrative deal that accounts for about 36% of its search advertising revenue, analysts estimate.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Verb
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In Paris, the U.S. presented a framework deal that Kyiv's backers view as benefiting Moscow.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Economist Tatsuo Hatta, president of the Asia Growth Research Institute, says opening up Japan’s rice market would benefit consumers.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Because she is paid per load, Helen’s income does not meet the minimum wage when there are too few jobs available.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The fish waste is now a source of income, education, and dignity.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to economic gain, many women delay motherhood to take advantage of the relatively new opportunity to exert their voice in the workplace.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The Doctor, who has clearly been keeping tabs on Earth, brings Conrad into the TARDIS to reprimand him for betraying Ruby and using people’s fears and insecurity for his own gain.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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