profits 1 of 2

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

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profits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of profit

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Recent Examples of profits
Noun
More recently, De Luca and Abdy’s ambitious gambits have failed to reap profits. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 And there’s a reason that studios invest so heavily in recognizable franchises – they’re designed to turn the kind of easy profits that help justify other original swings. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Often, accusations center on the network's right-wing ideology, Murdoch's own political agenda or their relentless pursuit of profits. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The concern is that adding supply could eventually drive down memory prices and profits. — Alexa Lomonaco,jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Big companies like UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and others are chasing higher profits by pruning benefits, after investors grew dissatisfied with margins that were smaller than the insurers had promised. — Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 And the ones that remain are increasingly either too expensive for the average American or are designed to discourage lingering to create more turnover and, thus, profits. — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Retirement funds allow people to hold investment portfolios that accrue profits after years of adding money into the accounts. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
Who profits when something once considered disposable becomes a valuable commodity? — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Divided Supreme Court lets Trump's White House ballroom construction continue A mom's website shows who profits from ICE. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The former is akin to the player profits the Premier League and UEFA allow clubs to include in their SCR calculations, but the EFL’s version comes replete with crucial differences. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The argument is about how coverage is structured, who profits from the current structure and what employers can do about it before their next renewal becomes a crisis. — Yasser Almuaala, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Click here for a full list of non-profits the stores support. — Dawn White, CBS News, 8 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profits
Noun
  • Over in markets, declines in Treasury yields and gains in key technology names helped to push the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time intraday high on Tuesday.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Without proper controls, productivity gains can unintentionally drive disproportionate cost growth.
    — Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Labor unions have put money behind Cohen while Morgan primarily benefits from individual donors.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • On-device Copilot AI in Windows 11 also benefits from those resources.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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