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
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Soaring profits meant higher compensation for bankers, of course.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Hanneke Antonelli, Business Coach & Growth Strategist, helping practice owners and service businesses scale profits, teams, and freedom.
—Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Losses at struggling Air India helped to drag down profits at Singapore Airlines last year, even as the city-state’s flagship carrier reported record revenue and passenger traffic.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The cost of supplies and operating expenses have risen sharply, putting pressure on profits.
—William Deffaa, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Many questions from the fair rent commission members on Saturday focused on Sun Communities’ profits compared to the cost of the rent increase to residents.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The winners in this charade are the for-profit permit holders who multiply the inherent value of free water into private corporate profits.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The profits from these amateur community shows funded the very infrastructure of Jim Crow America, from paving streets, financing university buildings, and building the hospitals and schools that Black citizens were systematically excluded from using.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
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
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
The same Blackstone that profits from NIPSCO.
—Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 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
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
Californians deserve an insurance commissioner dedicated to making insurance affordable and available for all Californians, not to increasing profits for this $1 trillion industry.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Soaring profits meant higher compensation for bankers, of course.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Hanneke Antonelli, Business Coach & Growth Strategist, helping practice owners and service businesses scale profits, teams, and freedom.
—Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Losses at struggling Air India helped to drag down profits at Singapore Airlines last year, even as the city-state’s flagship carrier reported record revenue and passenger traffic.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The cost of supplies and operating expenses have risen sharply, putting pressure on profits.
—William Deffaa, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Many questions from the fair rent commission members on Saturday focused on Sun Communities’ profits compared to the cost of the rent increase to residents.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The winners in this charade are the for-profit permit holders who multiply the inherent value of free water into private corporate profits.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The profits from these amateur community shows funded the very infrastructure of Jim Crow America, from paving streets, financing university buildings, and building the hospitals and schools that Black citizens were systematically excluded from using.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Verb
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
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
The same Blackstone that profits from NIPSCO.
—Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 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
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profits
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The Warner Theatre hosts the distillery for VIP Room events and fundraisers, and A Tasteful Event, which benefits the FISH food pantry and shelter in Torrington, features food by local restaurants and vendors, including the Litchfield Distillery.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Opponents of the cuts said closing the Winters benefits office would disproportionately affect low-income residents, particularly those struggling to meet increasingly complex eligibility requirements.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Producer prices growth in April outpaced consumer price gains for the first time since July 2022, with OCBC's Xie suggesting companies will absorb a large part of the commodity shock rather than pass it fully to consumers.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Finally, on May 8th, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned the state’s redistricting referendum, reducing the Democrats’ potential gains from ten seats to six.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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