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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
Ashley Hass,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The Al-Khayyat family prospered under the previous regime, and some relatives were sanctioned for supporting the government and profiting from the war.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 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 brands profiting from that attention, and the employers hiring for it, must decide whether the people behind the screens get to log off, too.
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Ashley Hass,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The Al-Khayyat family prospered under the previous regime, and some relatives were sanctioned for supporting the government and profiting from the war.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
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The scale of Musk’s own net worth is now almost impossible to comprehend, such that, on Monday, SpaceX’s stock rallied, and Musk’s one-day gain was more than the net worth of Bill Gates, once the richest person in the world.
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However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
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NewsGuard hopes that revenue will come from users who find the chatbot worth paying $6 per month to access.
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With the 50/50 revenue breakdown between studios and movie theaters, a $250 million movie generally needs to reach $500 million globally to break even.
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Priya Bhardwaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Modesto will benefit from the same Delta breeze that Sacramento will, keeping temps from flirting with 100 degrees unlike Fresno.
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Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
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Nine states where retirees can expect a ‘surplus’ The CareScout report found only nine states where retirees can expect a financial surplus in retirement, through some combination of lower expenses and higher income.
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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