Synonyms of profits

profits 1 of 2

noun

plural of profit

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
• gains
• returns
• incomes
• revenues
• salaries
• payoffs
• wages
• sales
• lucre
• windfalls
• nets
• payments
• yields
• cleanups
• killings
• bottom lines
• pays
• emoluments
• compensations
• interests
• grosses
• remittals
• requitals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• costs
• expenses
• expenditures
• losses
• outlays
• charges
• disbursements
• outgoes

profits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of profit

as in benefits

to provide with something useful or desirable

an agreement that profited us all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• advantages
• helps
• avails
• works (for)
• serves
• aids
• contents
• improves
• succeeds
• assists
• delights
• pleases
• satisfies
• betters
• gratifies
• blesses
• gladdens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• damages
• hurts
• impedes
• harms
• impairs
• injures
• upsets
• afflicts
• distresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profits

Noun

Novo is also seeking damages, including Lilly’s profits that can be attributed to the ads. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026

The latest round of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz showed the risk faced by the Greek shipowners who are among the few still chasing outsized profits by sending their tankers into the world’s most dangerous waters. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Newcastle now hold an interest in bringing Lucas Bergvall the other way, a transaction that would previously have eaten into those Tonali profits which, again, are mighty handy for compliance purposes. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Tech companies are also going to need to start generating even bigger revenues and profits to pay off their debts. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

To get there, companies and business leaders will need to think bigger and look beyond their individual success and profits. — Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Per New York State law, consignment profits rightfully belong to the artist and cannot be used by galleries to cover operating costs. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 July 2026

Its rebound comes after the stock suffered its biggest-ever one-day decline on Monday, as investors locked in profits amid growing worries over AI spending. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Much of it was from broadcast deals, brand sponsorships and match profits. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Verb

Once one of them profits from it in a movie, others will have no choice but to follow suit. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

For too long, families and businesses have been at the mercy of a fossil fuel industry that profits from scarcity and price volatility while passing the costs on to customers. — Julianna Larue, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

In a case pending in federal court in Oakland, California, three Facebook users allege that the company profits from online swindles at the expense of users. — David Ingram, NBC news, 12 May 2026

Apple, which profits from having apps like X and Grok on its digital store, has not spoken publicly about the issue or its behind-the-scenes intervention. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026

My patient is refusing a drug studied in 170,000 people because of side effects that a 124,000-person analysis just confirmed do not exist — while injecting a compound studied in 14 humans, from unregulated sources, based on the recommendation of someone who profits from selling it. — Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026

Because the somewhat complex antitrust case is being tried before a 12-person jury, each party took pains to lay out the process, and provide visual explainers, about how an artist works with promoters and others to book a tour, and who profits. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026

That disconnect between who pays the bills and who profits from them helps explain why so many customers feel frustrated and unheard. — Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

Until Puerto Rico is allowed to decide how its energy is produced, who profits from it, and how it is governed, the archipelago will remain trapped in a system that reproduces vulnerability instead of resilience. — Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 28 Feb. 2026