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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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The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to put the measure on the ballot, with an allocation plan that will move revenue primarily to nonprofit health care providers and county health departments and hospitals, but also to Planned Parenthood and city health care departments in Pasadena and Long Beach.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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In 2024 and in 2025, ad revenue is between 67 and 69 million just for listeners at home, and viewership this season is up nine percent according to Variety, and Paramount puts the average viewers at nine million per show.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The defendants also noted the State Auditor report's findings that telework policies benefited state employees significantly.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Thousands of listings in Chicago were taken down from Zillow when the regional listing service in my area, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), decided to cut off the information from Zillow in a play to protect private listings and serve those who benefit from the exclusivity agenda.—
Cam Lippert-Roof,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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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
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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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