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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
Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
The group allegedly used profits from the marijuana sales, soaring in the millions, to purchase luxury homes, automobiles, jewelry and other items in Massachusetts.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
From gentrification, to the removal of indigenous communities from their lands for economic exploitation, to wars waged for territorial gain while wealthy countries profit from arms sales, the treatment of refugees and immigrants forced to leave their countries due to conflicts or oppression.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Noun
McIntyre has been touring his Chronically Online Podcast around the U.S. since January under an 0-1 visa, which is how most artists, comedians, or creators such as himself do so legally for profit.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
The group allegedly used profits from the marijuana sales, soaring in the millions, to purchase luxury homes, automobiles, jewelry and other items in Massachusetts.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Verb
During the Gilded Age—a period of American history from about 1870 to 1900, marked by explosive growth in industry and technology, and the extravagance of those who profited off its working class—Newport was the summer playground for the 1 percent.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
From gentrification, to the removal of indigenous communities from their lands for economic exploitation, to wars waged for territorial gain while wealthy countries profit from arms sales, the treatment of refugees and immigrants forced to leave their countries due to conflicts or oppression.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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In the past 10 years (since landmark publications like Deep & Cross Networks and Tensorflow by Google), big tech companies have leveraged these models to earn billions of dollars in revenue.—
Harvey Hu,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Tens of billions of dollars of tariff revenue are coming into the United States every month.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Wealthy nations and corporations benefit from AI's capabilities while poorer communities disproportionately suffer from its environmental consequences.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Those with lower incomes benefit far less and those same people are in danger of losing their health and nutrition assistance.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
Noun
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They’re deeply tied to social determinants of health, such as housing, transportation, education, food access, income inequality, and broadband connectivity.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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On finances, the report highlighted an income of £3.8 billion ($5.1bn) from the U.K.’s TV licences as 23.8 million remain in force.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The 2025 Emmy nominations delivered meaningful gains in representation across race, gender and identity, with a few concerning declines.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Football presenters Alan Shearer and Mark Chapman both benefited from salary gains of at least £60,000 because of UEFA Euro 2024.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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