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

2 of 2

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

Meanwhile, state ombudsmen blame commercial profit priorities and low wages — nurse aides typically earn less than $20 a hour — that force many facility caregivers to work second jobs, even after heavy 12-hour shifts. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

This year and next, the pros expect profits to rebound by double digits. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Verb

Health insurers profit off huge prices; employers accept bad contracts. — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 8 July 2026

Anyone can use a GenAI tool to create, and then profit from, a short story in the style of Margaret Atwood or a cartoon in the style of Sarah Andersen. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026