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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
Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
So yes, there was something undeniably satisfying about seeing people who’ve long profited off our pain experience a little disruption themselves.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
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Noun
In May Nintendo reported a 43% decline in profit for the fiscal year through March but promised a turnaround.
—Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
It was set up amid Israeli accusations that Hamas is stealing aid in Gaza and profiting from sales, though Israel hasn’t presented any evidence publicly.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
So yes, there was something undeniably satisfying about seeing people who’ve long profited off our pain experience a little disruption themselves.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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The company also said cloud infrastructure revenue will rise by more than 70% in fiscal 2026, up from a 50% growth rate in the prior fiscal year.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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In the meantime, Magna is happy to provide such auteur filmmakers with vital revenue streams between their features.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 June 2025
Verb
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This is only the second clinical trial testing whether the Mediterranean diet could benefit IBS patients.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
14 June 2025
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Vienna, Austria’ population 2 million Beautiful Vienna, once the capital of the Habsburg Empire, benefitted from years of royal investment and as a result has some of the world’s finest art museums.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This cyclical demand impacts not just transaction volumes but also Circle’s fundamental revenue stream, which consists of interest income from reserves.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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As impoverished farmers abroad produce more food and earn more money, much of that income is spent on food for their families.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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They are seen as disruptive, aggressive and focused solely on short-term gains.—
Alexander Savin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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During the hearing, Hegseth is widely expected to dodge many of the specifics on the military's spending blueprint, which has not been released, and instead highlight recent gains in recruiting numbers and new technology initiatives in the Army.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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