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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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
There’s also the question of how the firms, many of which spend their profits rather than pay them to shareholders, would even be able to pay returns to Americans via a government stake.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
What’s troubling to Engel is that the president is profiting from it.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
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Noun
Tornado Terry’s Family Amusement Center, a 35-year-old Fort Worth business, plans to close in August after construction on Keller Hicks Road cut profits to 45% of previous levels.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
There’s also the question of how the firms, many of which spend their profits rather than pay them to shareholders, would even be able to pay returns to Americans via a government stake.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
The draw is the next most likely outcome at +285 (bet $100 to profit $285), and a Croatia victory is +488.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
What’s troubling to Engel is that the president is profiting from it.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
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The scale of Musk’s own net worth is now almost impossible to comprehend, such that, on Monday, SpaceX’s stock rallied, and Musk’s one-day gain was more than the net worth of Bill Gates, once the richest person in the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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NewsGuard hopes that revenue will come from users who find the chatbot worth paying $6 per month to access.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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With the 50/50 revenue breakdown between studios and movie theaters, a $250 million movie generally needs to reach $500 million globally to break even.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Priya Bhardwaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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Modesto will benefit from the same Delta breeze that Sacramento will, keeping temps from flirting with 100 degrees unlike Fresno.—
Sean Macaday,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
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The bill also required more documentation of work and income to participate, despite advocates' assertion that states were already collecting lots of paperwork.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Theodros attributes the frustrations boiling over in recent votes to broader discussions about income inequality and affordability playing out across the country.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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