Synonyms of profit

profit 1 of 2

noun

ˈprä-fət 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earnings
• proceeds
• gain
• income
• payoff
• return
• salary
• net
• revenue
• sales
• lucre
• wages
• windfall
• payment
• killing
• pay
• cleanup
• compensation
• bottom line
• yield
• interest
• gross
• emolument
• remittal
• requital

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cost
• expense
• loss
• expenditure
• charge
• outlay
• disbursement
• outgo

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revenue
• income
• return
• proceeds
• earnings
• yield
• incoming(s)
• gain(s)
• money
• wages
• windfall
• salary
• funds
• killing
• resources
• capital
• pocket
• finances
• coffers
• exchequer
• pocketbook
• take-home pay
• bankroll
• tips
• wherewithal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cost
• expenses
• expenditures
• charge
• outlay
• disbursement
• outgo

profit

2 of 2

verb

as in to benefit

to provide with something useful or desirable

an agreement that profited us all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• help
• avail
• advantage
• serve
• aid
• work (for)
• assist
• succeed
• improve
• better
• content
• satisfy
• please
• bless
• delight
• gratify
• gladden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• hurt
• impede
• harm
• damage
• injure
• distress
• impair
• upset
• afflict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profit

Noun

Roan founded the Midwest Princess Project last year as a means of supporting trans youth and the LGBTQ+ community, and so far, the non-profit has raised $800,000 since its launch. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

The 10 Percent Profit Pledge initiative allocates a portion of Rituals’ net profits to supporting the well-being of people and the planet. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

With polished prose and impeccable research, historian Philbrick unravels the Golden State’s ties to profit, enslavement and white supremacy. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026