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 benefits
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profits
Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The profits from the nursing homes fueled his luxury cars, elegant homes and other extravagances, including, famously, a $360,000 watch.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to employment of local Navajo people, for food service and front-desk roles, among others, the lodge offers a revenue share program, donating a percentage of profits to local Indigenous community causes.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Women’s free labor in the home subsidized the profits of employers because workers’ families bore the cost of reproducing the future labor force.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Failing to comply with DSA rules could result in Shein’s permanent suspension, along with a fine of up to 6 percent of its annual profits.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
But that was the extent of the neighborhood—Levitt’s profits were in home sales, not city planning.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Tesla's profits have been down from last year throughout 2025.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
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
The business partners dedicated the coffee shop's profits to help chip away at their employees' cost of living to help combat housing insecurity in the community.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The profits from the nursing homes fueled his luxury cars, elegant homes and other extravagances, including, famously, a $360,000 watch.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to employment of local Navajo people, for food service and front-desk roles, among others, the lodge offers a revenue share program, donating a percentage of profits to local Indigenous community causes.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Women’s free labor in the home subsidized the profits of employers because workers’ families bore the cost of reproducing the future labor force.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Failing to comply with DSA rules could result in Shein’s permanent suspension, along with a fine of up to 6 percent of its annual profits.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
But that was the extent of the neighborhood—Levitt’s profits were in home sales, not city planning.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Tesla's profits have been down from last year throughout 2025.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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Here, perched on the Atlantic, Miami can offer a rich variety of seafood straight from the ocean, as well as farm fresh produce which benefits from a long, sunny growing season.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Remember, the entire body also benefits from simple everyday movements—taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking instead of driving, and even shopping in-person instead of ordering online—and the benefits of regular exercise for all aspects of health can’t be understated.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beck capitalized on that to get shorter gains and set up more manageable third-down situations.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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