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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
Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Asics North America kicked off fiscal 2026 on a high note delivering its fourth consecutive quarterly profit in the first quarter of the year.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Even the appearance of profiting from that position undermines public trust.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Artists Equity launched in 2022, with financing from Gerry Cardinale and his RedBird Capital Partners, and touted a business model in which everyone who worked on a movie would receive a piece of the profits.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Asics North America kicked off fiscal 2026 on a high note delivering its fourth consecutive quarterly profit in the first quarter of the year.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Verb
One of two local reporting awards went to The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica for a series on how towing companies profited off Connecticut laws, at the expense of poor car owners; the state soon changed the laws.
—Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Even the appearance of profiting from that position undermines public trust.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Public disclosures showed its parent company reported no revenue and had less than $6,000 in cash on hand a few months before the Development Authority of Fulton County in October gave initial approval to a $10 million property tax break.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
11 May 2026
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Some of this revenue goes to the state levying the tax, and about 18 cents of it goes to the federal coffers.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Cignetti has benefited from Indiana devoting more resources and spending on football than ever before, both from an infrastructure and roster perspective, and by using the transfer portal, where the Hoosiers were able to add several standouts.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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By evening, the Aries Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness, energizing routines and ambitions that benefit from bold follow-through.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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When the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2010, 340B program eligibility broadened, unlocking discounts for certain rural hospitals, children’s hospitals, some disease-specific treatment programs, and hospitals that serve a significant share of low-income patients.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Since then, advocates have praised the program for allowing families with lower incomes to take advantage of the funds to make education choices that work for them.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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Russia’s bigger and better-equipped military has been making slow but steady gains along the more than 1,000-kilometer (over 600-mile) front line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Russia's bigger and better-equipped military has been making slow but steady gains along the more than 1,000-kilometer (over 600-mile) front line.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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