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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
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Michiganders are facing an affordability crisis, and our utility companies are recording record profits.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Rumors on social media claim that Ebola is not real or that health care workers are out to profit for themselves.
—Sarah Robbins, NPR, 31 May 2026
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Noun
In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs, and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Michiganders are facing an affordability crisis, and our utility companies are recording record profits.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Verb
One of the nation’s largest class action claims administrators has agreed not to accept rebates from prepaid card issuers, banks or other vendors amid criticism that claims administrators have secretly profited from class action payouts.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Rumors on social media claim that Ebola is not real or that health care workers are out to profit for themselves.
—Sarah Robbins, NPR, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Anthropic has experienced explosive growth this year, announcing in May that its revenue run rate had ballooned to $47 billion, up from $10 billion in revenue in 2025.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The newsmagazine generated between $67 million and $69 million in advertising revenue in both 2024 and 2025 according to data from iSpot, and commanded the 11th biggest haul of ad dollars of any show on CBS last year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Bathrooms offer floor-to-ceiling black-and-white tile and benefit from natural light, adding an unexpected touch of polish to the otherwise playful design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Sheehan — like Wrobleski and Sasaki this week — benefited from an uptick in velocity.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Fixed income remains more challenging, however, as yields have risen because of concerns over inflation.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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For example, the rules allow for higher debt-to-income ratios than other loans allow, which helps many buyers who have strong credit records but lack cash to put down.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The future electric vehicle may not owe its efficiency gains to a larger battery pack or more powerful motor.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is closing the gap on her mayoral rival Spencer Pratt, picking up a net gain of about 10,000 votes in a fresh tranche of primary votes released late Friday.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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