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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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
There’s also the question of how the firms, many of which spend their profits rather than pay them to shareholders, would even be able to pay returns to Americans via a government stake.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
What’s troubling to Engel is that the president is profiting from it.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
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Noun
Tornado Terry’s Family Amusement Center, a 35-year-old Fort Worth business, plans to close in August after construction on Keller Hicks Road cut profits to 45% of previous levels.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
There’s also the question of how the firms, many of which spend their profits rather than pay them to shareholders, would even be able to pay returns to Americans via a government stake.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
The draw is the next most likely outcome at +285 (bet $100 to profit $285), and a Croatia victory is +488.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
What’s troubling to Engel is that the president is profiting from it.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Electra’s analysis found that the configuration could deliver up to a 17 percent efficiency improvement beyond gains expected by 2050 from advanced structures, engine technologies, and aerodynamic improvements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Your 10th House of Career gains shine as beauty-loving Venus arrives, supporting confident polish and the power of understated presence.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The Southeast Asia 500, like all of Fortune’s 500 lists, looks backward, ranking companies according to 2025 revenue.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Newsom doesn’t collect any real revenue from his podcast, but did report collecting more than $100,000 in publication fee and royalties last year for books he’s written.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Science would benefit from less hyperspecialization.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Supported by hundreds of contributors, Freedom Needs a Soundtrack will be released without advertising, with net proceeds benefiting Students for a Free Tibet and the Tibet Action Institute.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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The bill also required more documentation of work and income to participate, despite advocates' assertion that states were already collecting lots of paperwork.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Theodros attributes the frustrations boiling over in recent votes to broader discussions about income inequality and affordability playing out across the country.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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