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profit¹
- /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ US, dialectal
- /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈpɹɔfɪt/ Australia
- /ˈpɹɒfət/ New Zealand
- [ˈpɹɔ̟fət] New Zealand
Sounds like prophet · Rhymes with -ɒfɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.
noun profits · ꝓfit
- Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price. Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.
- Benefit, positive result obtained. Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
- Ellipsis of profit à prendre
verb profits · profiting · profited · ꝓfit
- To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody). The word preached did not profit them.
- To benefit, gain.
- To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Profit²
Where it comes from
Variant of Proffitt.
proper noun Profits
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: net profit, net income, earnings, gain, benefit, lucre, net, asset, dividend, interest, money, revenue, income, for-profit, not-for-profit, payoff
Translations
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noun total income or cash flow minus expenditures
| Español | lucro |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लाभ lābh |
| Kiswahili | faida |
| Português | lucro, provento |
| Français | bénéfice |
| Deutsch | Gewinn |
| Italiano | profitto, guadagno, provento |
| Ελληνικά | κέρδος kérdos |
noun benefit
| Español | provecho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이익 iik, 이윤 iyun |
| 日本語 | 利益 rieki, 利潤 rijun |
| 中文 | 贏利 /赢利 yínglì, 利潤 /利润 lìrùn, 利益 lìyì |
| हिन्दी | लाभ lābh, फ़ायदा fāydā, सूद sūd |
| Kiswahili | dahili, faida |
| Português | proveito, lucro |
| Français | profit, gain, bénéfice |
| Deutsch | Gewinn, Profit |
| Italiano | profitto, lucro, profit |
| Ελληνικά | κέρδος kérdos, όφελος ófelos |
| Română | câștig, profit |
| Русский | при́быль príbylʹ, вы́года výgoda, дохо́д doxód, нажи́ва nažíva, по́льза pólʹza, профи́т profít |
| Tiếng Việt | lợi nhuận, lời |
| العربية | رِبْح ribḥ, مَكْسَب maksab, فَائِدَة fāʔida, نَفْع nafʕ |
| עברית | תְּשׂוּאָה tsu'á, רווח, רֶוַח revákh |
verb To benefit, be of use to
| Español | aprovechar/lucrar [with a] |
|---|---|
| Français | être profitable, servir |
| Deutsch | nützen, profitieren |
| Italiano | beneficiare |
| Ελληνικά | ευεργετώ evergetó |
verb To benefit, gain
| Español | lucrarse [with de or con], aprovecer [with a], aprovecharse [with de], aprovechar, lucrar |
|---|---|
| Português | lucrar |
| Français | profiter |
| Deutsch | erreichen, gewinnen |
| Italiano | guadagnare |
| Ελληνικά | κερδίζω kerdízo, ωφελούμαι ofeloúmai |
verb To take advantage of, exploit, use
| Español | lucrarse [with de or con], aprovecer [with a], aprovecharse [with de], aprovechar, lucrar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausbeuten |
| Italiano | trarre profitto, approfittare |
| Ελληνικά | κερδίζω kerdízo |
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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