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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
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Nearly 80% of our profits were coming out of the US.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
The boycott is set to continue until all sponsors enabling and profiting from the occupation of Palestine are dropped.
—Literary Hub
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Register with this welcome offer and find multiple profit boosts on the mobile app.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Nearly 80% of our profits were coming out of the US.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
But if that research didn’t have a clear path to profit, the federal funding for it might shrink or go away entirely.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
The boycott is set to continue until all sponsors enabling and profiting from the occupation of Palestine are dropped.
—Literary Hub
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Their picks included trading platform IG Group , which reported a dip in revenue but customer growth last week.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Saudi Arabia expects wider budget deficits this year and in 2026 after lowering revenue projections and boosting spending.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rozeboom, the former Ram who tied his season high with nine tackles, benefited from a switch in responsibilities among the linebackers.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Social media spaces are increasingly closed and personalized; where random Twitter figures could bring their ideas to the president in 2018, now only the most manic — Loomer, the MAGA legal figure Mike Davis — cut through, and benefit.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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There will be 223 new apartments available altogether, once the Union at Rose Park is completed, and 165 of those will be considered affordable housing for lower-income residents, a requirement of each development's tax incremental financing.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After the Dolphins reclaimed the lead at 24-20 on a Jaylen Waddle touchdown catch, Dowdle started the ensuing drive with a 16-yard gain but then limped to the sideline with cramps in both calves.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Although those companies have driven enormous market gains over the past several years, many Wall Street analysts fear that the AI market has become a bubble — powered by unsustainable gains that are driven more by FOMO than fundamentals.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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