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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
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
On July 31, EABL posted an after-tax profit of $55 million, up from $46 million the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
One stock poised to profit is a business development company (BDC) called Main Street Capital (MAIN).
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In the 1910s, a number of economists began looking into the shares of income going to wages, land rents, company profits, and so on.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
On July 31, EABL posted an after-tax profit of $55 million, up from $46 million the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
The company ended 2024 with $1.8 billion in revenue ($1 billion of that digital) and profits up 25 percent from the year prior.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
One stock poised to profit is a business development company (BDC) called Main Street Capital (MAIN).
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Jacob’s optimism for the Canadian exhibition giant coincides with a shrinking Q2 loss as Hollywood box office produced a big jump in attendance and overall revenues.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Weeks later, lawmakers removed an additional $17 million from the local health department while adjusting for a weaker revenue forecast.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While much will hinge on how results compare to consensus forecasts and expectations, being aware of historical trends could benefit those trading on events.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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While fasted strength training may benefit fat loss, overall, there’s no evidence that this method is superior to fed training in terms of exercise performance, recovery, or muscle building.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
12 Aug. 2025
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The form includes questions about monthly income, level of comfort, who lives in the home, can the household afford to pay the energy bill, does the household forgo other expenses to pay the energy bill, along with more questions that help assess a home's energy burden.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the Mississippi Delta and in California, where rice is generally grown without crustaceans, conservation organizations like Ducks Unlimited have long boosted farmers’ income and staying power by helping them get paid to flood fields in winter for hunters.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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Welcome To The Future, Today Ultimately, robots have the potential to ease the transition from aging infrastructure to more future-ready operations, offering meaningful gains in productivity along the way.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, Trump won Dearborn Heights, which is not majority Muslim, and made significant gains in Hamtramck, which does have a Muslim-majority population.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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