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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to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profits
Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Texas Roadhouse missed Street estimates on both the top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter as high beef prices weighed on profits.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
What’s more, Gertler kept some 70 percent of the profits from the venture, according to the BBC.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Time spent on Instagram The lawsuit alleges that Meta designed its platforms to keep users scrolling and juice profits, a key line of questioning Wednesday.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
While more shoppers are filling seafood counters, that doesn't always mean higher profits for local markets.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Then there are the directors and executives of pharmaceutical companies who price their products for maximal profits without caring much about the impact of unaffordability on the patients whose lives depend on those products.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The same month, Thomas allegedly encouraged a potential buyer to purchase 125 head of cattle and promised him profits of more than 24% a head.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Local businesses, community groups and non-profits are encouraged to participate in this year’s parade, organizers said in the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
But Nvidia still dominates in AI chips with the company reporting 62% year-over-year sales growth in the October quarter and profits up 65% compared to a year ago.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
The regime that jails children also profits from drugs, human trafficking, and online scams.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Jonah Markham gives a really impassioned speech in this episode about his motives and how the defense industry is fueled by and profits off of unnecessary war and the death and destruction of innocent lives.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The next battleground is the execution layer, where the question becomes not just who builds the models, but who profits when AI stops talking and starts acting for users.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The big film studios have alleged that Midjourney profits off image generation models trained to produce outputs of popular characters.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
And the cost of tariffs has reduced many companies’ profits, possibly leading them to cut back on hiring.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Texas Roadhouse missed Street estimates on both the top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter as high beef prices weighed on profits.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
What’s more, Gertler kept some 70 percent of the profits from the venture, according to the BBC.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Time spent on Instagram The lawsuit alleges that Meta designed its platforms to keep users scrolling and juice profits, a key line of questioning Wednesday.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
While more shoppers are filling seafood counters, that doesn't always mean higher profits for local markets.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Then there are the directors and executives of pharmaceutical companies who price their products for maximal profits without caring much about the impact of unaffordability on the patients whose lives depend on those products.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The same month, Thomas allegedly encouraged a potential buyer to purchase 125 head of cattle and promised him profits of more than 24% a head.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Local businesses, community groups and non-profits are encouraged to participate in this year’s parade, organizers said in the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
But Exelon utilities are spending at an accelerated — and unnecessary — pace that pushes rates and profits up.
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
But Nvidia still dominates in AI chips with the company reporting 62% year-over-year sales growth in the October quarter and profits up 65% compared to a year ago.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
The regime that jails children also profits from drugs, human trafficking, and online scams.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Jonah Markham gives a really impassioned speech in this episode about his motives and how the defense industry is fueled by and profits off of unnecessary war and the death and destruction of innocent lives.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The next battleground is the execution layer, where the question becomes not just who builds the models, but who profits when AI stops talking and starts acting for users.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The big film studios have alleged that Midjourney profits off image generation models trained to produce outputs of popular characters.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profits
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Frito-Lay, owned by PepsiCo Foods, said the affected employees will be given pay and benefits continuation as well as career support.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Looking ahead, experts said more research is needed to understand who benefits most from brain training and how other preventative strategies, like exercise and sleep hygiene, can impact dementia risk when combined with brain training.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That low approval, along with the lack of a de facto party leader, has led to a number of Democratic lawmakers offering their views on how the party can make gains among the electorate, particularly working-class voters.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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The gains, however, varied widely across cities.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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