profit

prof·it  (prft)

n.

1. An advantageous gain or return; benefit.

2. The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.

3.

a. The return received on an investment after all charges have been paid. Often used in the plural.

b. The rate of increase in the net worth of a business enterprise in a given accounting period.

c. Income received from investments or property.

d. The amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost.

v. prof·it·ed, prof·it·ing, prof·its

v.intr.

1. To make a gain or profit.

2. To derive advantage; benefit: profiting from the other team's mistakes. See Synonyms at benefit.

v.tr.

To be beneficial to.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prfectus, from past participle of prficere, make progress, to profit : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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profit·less adj.

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profit [ˈprɒfɪt]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (often plural) excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year

2. (Business / Commerce) the monetary gain derived from a transaction

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)

a.  income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains

b.  the ratio of this income to the investment or principal

4. (Economics) Economics

a.  the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy

b.  (as modifier) the profit motive

5. a gain, benefit, or advantage

vb

to gain or cause to gain profit

[from Latin prōfectus advance, from prōficere to make progress; see proficient]

profiter  n

profitless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	profit - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) earnings, net income, net profit, profits, lucre, net income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time earning per share - the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock windfall profit - profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it cleanup, killing - a very large profit fast buck, quick buck - quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" filthy lucre - shameful profit; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre" gross profit, gross profit margin, margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" markup - the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
	2.	profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial gain advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" account - the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
Verb	1.	profit - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" benefit, gain acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize on profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods capitalize, take advantage, capitalise - draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
	2.	profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" turn a profit line one's pockets - make a lot of money turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny - make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" clean up - make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up" earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" break even - make neither profit nor loss turn a loss, lose - fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

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profit

noun

1. (often plural) earnings, winnings, return, revenue, gain, boot (dialect), yield, proceeds, percentage (informal), surplus, receipts, bottom line, takings, emoluments The bank made pre-tax profits of £3.5 million.
earnings loss, debt, deficit, deficiency, debit, depletion, shrinkage, losings

2. benefit, good, use, interest, value, gain, advantage, advancement, mileage (informal), avail They saw little profit in risking their lives to capture the militants.
benefit cost, damage, injury, hurt, harm, disadvantage, detriment, impairment

verb

1. make money, clear up, gain, earn, clean up (informal), rake in (informal), make a killing (informal), make a good thing of (informal) The dealers profited shamelessly at my family's expense.

2. benefit, help, serve, aid, gain, promote, contribute to, avail, be of advantage to So far the French alliance has profited the rebels very little.

profit from something capitalize on, take advantage of, learn from, use, exploit, make the most of, cash in on (informal), utilize, make good use of, reap the benefit of, put to good use, make capital of, turn to advantage or account One can profit from that example and try to follow it.

Translations

profit [ˈprɒfɪt]

A. N

1. (Comm) → ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (LAm)
a 32% rise in profits → un aumento del 32% en las ganancias or los beneficios
at a profit to operate at a profit → ser rentable
to sell (sth) at a profit → vender(algo)obteniendo una ganancia
to make a profit → obtener ganancias or beneficios
they made a profit of two million → obtuvieron unas ganancias or unos beneficios de dos millones
to make a profit on or out of sth → obtener beneficios de algo
to show a profit → registrar beneficios or ganancias
to turn a profit → obtener ganancias or beneficios
with profits policy (Insurance) → póliza f con beneficios
see also interim C
see also trading B

2. (fig) → utilidad f, beneficio m
I could see no profit in antagonizing them → no veía qué utilidad or beneficio tenía el enfadarles
to turn sth to (one's) profit → sacar provecho or beneficio de algo

B. VI

1. (financially) → obtener ganancia, obtener beneficio

2. (fig)
to profit by or from sth → aprovecharse de algo
we do not want to profit from someone else's misfortunes → no queremos aprovecharnos de las desgracias de otros
I can't see how he hopes to profit (by it) → no veo qué espera sacar(de ello)

C. VT (o.f., also frm or liter) it will profit him nothing → no le servirá de nada

D. CPD profit and loss account N → cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias
profit margin N → margen m de beneficios
profit motive N → afán m de lucro

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profit [ˈprɒfɪt]

n

(financial) → bénéfice m
pre-tax profit → bénéfice avant impôt
to make a profit → faire des bénéfices
to sell sth at a profit → vendre qch à profit

(= advantage) → profit m
His efforts did not bring him much profit → Il n'a guère tiré profit de ses efforts.

modif [growth, increase] → des bénéfices; [announcement] → des bénéfices; [forecast] → de bénéfices profit and loss account, profit warning

vi (= benefit) to profit from sth → profiter de qch, tirer profit de qch

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profit

n

(Comm) → Gewinn m, → Profit m (also pej); there’s not much (of a) profit in this business → dieses Geschäft wirft kaum Gewinn or Profit ab; profit and loss account → Gewinn-und-Verlustrechnung f; to make a profit (out of or on something) → (mit etw) einen Profit or Gewinn machen, (mit etw) ein Geschäft machen; to show or yield a profit → einen Gewinn or Profit verzeichnen; to sell something at a profit → etw mit Gewinn verkaufen; the business is now running at a profit → das Geschäft wirft jetzt Gewinn or Profit ab, das Geschäft rentiert sich jetzt; I’m not doing it for profit → ich tue das nicht, um damit Geld zu verdienen; a with-profits policy (Insur) → eine Police mit Gewinnbeteiligung

(fig) → Nutzen m, → Vorteil m; to turn something to profit → Nutzen aus etw ziehen; you might well learn something to your profit → Sie können etwas lernen, was Ihnen von Nutzen or Vorteil ist

vt (liter) → nutzen, nützen (sb jdm), von Nutzen sein (sb für jdn); what does it profit a man if … → was nützt es dem Menschen, wenn …

vi (= gain) → profitieren (by, from von), Nutzen or Gewinn ziehen (by, from aus)

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profit:

profit-making

adj organization → rentabel; (= profit-orientated) → auf Gewinn gerichtet

profit margin

n → Gewinnspanne f

profit motive

n → Gewinnstreben nt

profit-seeking

adj → gewinnorientiert

profit-sharing

n → Gewinnbeteiligung f; profit scheme → Gewinnbeteiligungsplan m

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profit [ˈprɒfɪt]

1. n (Comm) → profitto, utile m, guadagno (fig) → profitto, vantaggio, beneficio
profit and loss account → conto profitti e perdite
to make a profit out of or on sth → ricavare un utile da qc
to sell sth at a profit → vendere qc con un utile

2. vi to profit by or from sth → ricavare beneficio da qc

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profit [ˈprɒfɪt]

1. n (Comm) → profitto, utile m, guadagno (fig) → profitto, vantaggio, beneficio
profit and loss account → conto profitti e perdite
to make a profit out of or on sth → ricavare un utile da qc
to sell sth at a profit → vendere qc con un utile

2. vi to profit by or from sth → ricavare beneficio da qc

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profit

n profit [ˈprofit]

1 money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit. wins رِبْح печалба zisk, výdělek fortjeneste; profit der Gewinn κέρδος lucro, beneficio, ganancia kasu(m) سود voitto profit, bénéfice רֶווַח लाभ, मुनाफा haszon laba hagnaður profitto 利益 이윤 pelnas peļņa keuntungan winst fortjeneste, gevinst, profitt zysk lucro profit, beneficiu прибыль zisk, zárobok dobiček profit vinst, förtjänst กำไร kâr, kazanç 利潤 прибуток, дохід نفع lợi nhuận 利润

2 advantage; benefit A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad. voordeel فائِدَه полза užitek, prospěch gavn der Gewinn όφελος provecho tulu سود؛ فایده etu profit תוֹעֶלֶת हित, कल्याण előny keuntungan ávinningur beneficio 利点 이익 nauda labums; ieguvums faedah nut, voordeel utbytte, gagn pożytek proveito profit, avantaj выгода, польза osoh korist korist behållning, utbyte ผลประโยชน์ yarar, fayda 益處 користь, вигода فائدہ lợi ích 益处

v – past tense, past participle ˈprofited –

(withfromorby) to gain profit(s) from The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes. trek voordeel uit يَرْبَح печеля těžit (z) tjene; profitere profitieren κεδίζω, επωφελούμαι ganar, sacar provecho; beneficiarse de kasu saama سود بردن؛ منفعت کردن hyötyä tirer profit de לְהַרווִיח लाभ उठाना hasznot húz vmiből mendapat keuntungan hagnast á approfittare di, trarre profitto da 利益を得る 이익을 얻다 gauti pelno, pasinaudoti gūt peļņu; pelnīt mendapat keuntungan profiteren tjene på, profittere på, ha fordel av czerpać zysk/korzyści, zarabiać lucrar a câştiga de pe urma извлекать выгоду ťažiť (z) imeti dobiček ostvariti profit tjäna (göra vinst) på, utnyttja, dra nytta av ได้ประโยชน์ kâr etmek; yararlanmak 得益 користуватися; скористатися نفع کمانا، فائدہ اٹھانا được lợi 得益

adj profitable

(negativeunprofitable) giving profit The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience. winsgewend, voordelig مُرْبِح доходен užitečný, výnosný indbringende gewinnbringend επικερδής, επωφελής provechoso, ventajoso; lucrativo, rentable tulus سودمند tuottoisa profitable רִווחִי लाभदायक hasznos menguntungkan ábatasamur; gagnlegur proficuo 有利な 이익이 되는 pelningas, naudingas ienesīgs; izdevīgs; derīgs menguntungkan winstgevend, nuttig utbytterik, nyttig zyskowny, pożyteczny lucrativo profitabil выгодный; полезный výnosný, užitočný donosen profitabilan lönsam, vinstgivande, nyttig, givande ซึ่งได้ผลประโยชน์ kârlı, kazançlı 有益的 прибутковий, вигідний سود مند، نفع بخش có lợi; sinh lãi 有益的

adv profitably

winsgewend بِصورَةٍ مُرْبِحَه доходно s prospěchem indbringende gewinnbringend επικερδώς provechosamente; lucrativamente, con rentabilidad kasulikult بطور سودآور edullisesti avec profit בְּצוּרָה מוֹעִילָה लाभदायकता से jövedelmezően secara menguntungkan með hagnaði; gagnlega con profitto 有利に 유리하게, 유익하게 pelningai, naudingai ienesīgi; izdevīgi; derīgi dgn cara yg menguntungkan winstgevend, nuttig fordelaktig, nyttig zyskownie, pożytecznie com proveito (în mod) profitabil выгодно; с пользой výhodne, so ziskom donosno profitabilno lönsamt, vinstgivande อย่างได้ผลประโยชน์ kazançla, kâr ile 有益［地］ прибутково, вигідно فائدہ سے có lợi; sinh lãi 有益［地］

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profit → رِبْح zisk profit Gewinn κέρδος beneficios taloudellinen voitto bénéfices dobitak guadagno 収益 이익 winst fortjeneste zysk lucro прибыль vinst ผลกำไร kazanç lợi nhuận 利润