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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
The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
This will incentivize safety over quick profit.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For decades, universities generated billions while student-athletes couldn’t profit from their own identity.
—Mark J. Friedlander, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Cataloochee Ranch, along with its sister property The Swag, has recently been designated a DarkSky Approved Lodge by DarkSky International, a non-profit that monitors the quality of night skies.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
This will incentivize safety over quick profit.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
The second bill introduced Monday, AB 2305, is aimed at the rising trend of private equity firms and hedge funds lending money to law firms and profiting from the payouts.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For decades, universities generated billions while student-athletes couldn’t profit from their own identity.
—Mark J. Friedlander, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Moscow relies heavily on oil revenue to finance its war on Ukraine, and sanctions were a growing handicap.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The league had been offering more than 70% net revenue for the players.—
Doug Feinberg,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s despite analysts saying that spiraling oil prices due to Persian Gulf production blockages are benefiting the Russian economy.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The project is expected to benefit local suppliers, contractors, and the broader economy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nationally, and here in the Ocean State, it is estimated that one in three low-income families struggle to afford basic hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and personal care items.—
John Garrahan,
The Providence Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And yet, despite that, there had been the weight gain, just enough for the zipper on the Balenciaga to become her sworn enemy.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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And while college enrollment and completion rates have improved districtwide, Black students haven’t seen the same gains.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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