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
Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Not allowing insurance companies to shift profits to out-of-state subsidiaries would save me more money than this disaster.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
SpaceX seeks to launch as many as a million data-center satellites to move the computing needs for AI from Earth into space, where less and looser regulation could allow more rapid growth—and even greater profits.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The recent decline likely reflects several factors, Sotiroff says, including investors taking profits after bitcoin’s run to record highs.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The public market places more value on profits and practical business models — and at present, the public has limited ability to assess these companies' profitability.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 11 June 2026
Once dominated by altruistic non-profits, hospice now attracts sophisticated criminal networks.
—Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Studies found little real difference, but the new patent was an effective tool for keeping generics at bay and continuing to collect monopoly profits.
—Wayne T Brough, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 31 May 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
Customers deserve to know who profits from their utility bills, what incentives shape utility decisions, and how those incentives align with the long-term needs of the communities NIPSCO serves.
—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
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
Noun
Back in 2019, team ownership aimed to use development profits from the Coliseum site to help finance a massive housing and ballpark project on the Oakland waterfront next to Jack London Square.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Not allowing insurance companies to shift profits to out-of-state subsidiaries would save me more money than this disaster.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
SpaceX seeks to launch as many as a million data-center satellites to move the computing needs for AI from Earth into space, where less and looser regulation could allow more rapid growth—and even greater profits.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The recent decline likely reflects several factors, Sotiroff says, including investors taking profits after bitcoin’s run to record highs.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The public market places more value on profits and practical business models — and at present, the public has limited ability to assess these companies' profitability.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 11 June 2026
Once dominated by altruistic non-profits, hospice now attracts sophisticated criminal networks.
—Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Studies found little real difference, but the new patent was an effective tool for keeping generics at bay and continuing to collect monopoly profits.
—Wayne T Brough, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Verb
Ask who profits from your reaction.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 31 May 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
Customers deserve to know who profits from their utility bills, what incentives shape utility decisions, and how those incentives align with the long-term needs of the communities NIPSCO serves.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profits
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The future electric vehicle may not owe its efficiency gains to a larger battery pack or more powerful motor.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The trend suggests shale drillers are responding to sustained gains in oil prices as overseas refiners snap up US cargoes to replace oil supplies disrupted by the conflict that’s nearing the 100-day mark.—
Emma Sanchez,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The partnership between the South Florida health system and Amazon’s medical arm benefits both entities, and some of the 900,000 patients who access virtual and in-person primary care through their Amazon Prime membership.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Multiple groups complained that the amendment erodes CPUC’s oversight authority, unfairly benefits big companies such as A&T and would lead to a host of potential problems hurting customers in rural as well as urban areas.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2026
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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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