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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
ABC News,
24 June 2026
From the streets to the sheets, West Coast prodigy Blxst has turned his pain and passion into profit by masterfully blending melodies with bars.
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Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
24 June 2026
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The whole goal was to inflict the maximum amount of financial damage on those who profit from the destruction of the natural world.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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Noun
In 2025, federal and state taxes contributed about 17% of the gasoline price, refining costs and profits contributed 14% and distribution, and marketing contributed 17%, the EIA said.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
From the streets to the sheets, West Coast prodigy Blxst has turned his pain and passion into profit by masterfully blending melodies with bars.
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Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
24 June 2026
Verb
The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The whole goal was to inflict the maximum amount of financial damage on those who profit from the destruction of the natural world.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said AI is a source of productivity and gains.
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Saturated fats can also cause weight gain, affect metabolic health and increase the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other health issues, according to the National Library of Medicine.
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During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said.
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Prosecutors say the aim of the plot was to permanently disrupt gas deliveries via the pipelines and prevent Russia from using the revenues from natural gas trading to finance its military operations.
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Even cars that do benefit from premium gas probably don’t need anything above 91 octane.
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Republicans have also alleged that Mary Peltola, the frontrunner Democratic candidate for Senate, stands to benefit from voter confusion over both Sullivans.
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More than a third of UC undergraduates are low-income students.
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While high-income OnlyFans models can make as much as $100,000 per month − or even in the millions for some celebrity accounts − most aren't rising to that kind of success overnight, or possibly ever.
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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