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plural of profit
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of profit

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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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