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

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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

And right now owners buy teams to keep, not to unload and make a quick profit. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

North American refineries have helped compensate partially by maximizing their operations (and raking in record profits as a result). — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

Divided Supreme Court lets Trump's White House ballroom construction continue A mom's website shows who profits from ICE. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Federal authorities have criminally charged some traders suspected of using insider information to profit on sites, but the cases have mostly started with referrals from Kalshi and its main competitor, Polymarket. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026