profit

profit

gain; benefit; income from investments or property: The sale made a profit.

Not to be confused with:

prophet – soothsayer; predictor: prophet of doom

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prof·it

 (prŏf′ĭt)

n.

1. An advantageous gain or return; benefit.

2. Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.

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.

v.tr.

To be beneficial to: What has all this time in school profited you?

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prōfectus, from past participle of prōficere, make progress, to profit : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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prof′it·less adj.

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profit

(ˈprɒfɪt)

n

1. (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. (Commerce) the monetary gain derived from a transaction

3. (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

[C14: from Latin prōfectus advance, from prōficere to make progress; see proficient]

ˈprofiter n

ˈprofitless adj

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prof•it

(ˈprɒf ɪt)

n.

1. Often, profits.

a. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction.

b. the ratio of such gain to the amount of capital invested.

c. proceeds or revenue from property, investments, etc.

2. the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of materials, etc.: She sold the building at a profit.

3. advantage; benefit; gain.

v.i.

4. to gain an advantage or benefit: to profit from one's schooling.

5. to make a profit.

6. to take advantage: to profit from the weaknesses of others.

7. to be of service or benefit.

v.t.

8. to be of advantage or profit to.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Latin prōfectus progress, profit = prōfec-, variant s. of prōficere to make headway, advance (prō- pro-¹ + -ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do¹) + -tus suffix of v. action]

prof′it•er, n.

syn: See advantage.

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profit

• Roman holiday - Enjoyment or profit derived from others' discomfort or suffering, based on the gladiator matches enjoyed by ancient Romans.
• bottom line - A reference to the line at the bottom of a financial statement that shows the profit or balance.
• improve - First meant "to make a profit for oneself" or "to employ to advantage; to make profitable use of."
• broker - Originally, a broker or brokour bought wine cheaply in quantity and sold it at a profit; broker came to mean any retailer who did this, or a middleman/agent.

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profit

Past participle: profited
Gerund: profiting

Imperative

profit

profit

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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.

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profit

noun

1. Something beneficial:

advantage, avail, benefit, blessing, boon, favor, gain.

2. Something that contributes to or increases one's well-being:

advantage, benefit, good, interest (often used in plural).

3. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired:

earnings, gain, return.

4. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:

account, advantage, avail, benefit, use, usefulness, utility.

verb

1. To make a large profit:

batten.

Slang: clean up.

Idiom: make a killing.

2. To derive advantage:

benefit, capitalize, gain.

3. To be an advantage to:

advantage, avail, benefit, serve.

Archaic: boot.

Idiom: stand someone in good stead.

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Translations

رِبْحفائِدَهيَرْبَح

ziskprospěchtěžitužitekvýdělek

profitprofiteretjenefortjenestegavn

GewinnprofitierengewinnenProfit

κέρδος

beneficiogananciaganarprovechosacar ganancia

taloudellinen voitto

profitprofiterremportertirer profit deavantage

dobitak

ávinningurhagnaîurhagnast á

guadagnoprofittareprofittoredditivitàtrarre profitto

収益

이익

gauti pelnonaudingaipelnaspelningai

gūt peļņuieguvumslabumspeļņapelnīt

winst

fortjenesteprofittprofittere på

zysk

lucro

прибыль

dobičekimeti korist

vinst

ผลกำไร

kazançyararyararlanmakfaydakâr

lợi nhuận

利润得益益处

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

(ˈprofit) noun

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 lucro zisk, výdělek der Gewinn fortjeneste; profit κέρδοςlucro, beneficio, ganancia kasu(m) سود voitto profit, bénéficeרווח लाभ, मुनाफा haszon laba hagnaður profitto 利益 이윤 pelnas peļņa keuntungan winstfortjeneste, gevinst, profittzysk سود، فايده 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 proveito užitek, prospěch der Gewinn gavn όφελοςprovecho tulu سود؛ فایده etu profitתועלת हित, कल्याण előny keuntungan ávinningur beneficio 利点 이익 nauda labums; ieguvums faedah nut, voordeelutbytte, gagnpożytek سود، فايده،ګټه proveito profit, avantaj выгода, польза osoh korist korist behållning, utbyte ผลประโยชน์ yarar, fayda 益處 користь, вигода فائدہ lợi ích 益处

verb – past tense, past participle ˈprofited –

(with from or by) to gain profit(s) from. The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes. trek voordeel uit يَرْبَح печеля lucrar těžit (z) profitieren tjene; profitere κεδίζω, επωφελούμαιganar, 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 profiterentjene på, profittere på, ha fordel av czerpać zysk/korzyści, zarabiać ګټه كول،نفعه وړل 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

ˈprofitable adjective

(negative unprofitable) giving profit. The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience. winsgewend, voordelig مُرْبِح доходен lucrativo užitečný, výnosný gewinnbringend indbringende επικερδής, επωφελήςprovechoso, ventajoso; lucrativo, rentable tulus سودمند tuottoisa profitableרווחי लाभदायक hasznos menguntungkan ábatasamur; gagnlegur proficuo 有利な 이익이 되는 pelningas, naudingas ienesīgs; izdevīgs; derīgs menguntungkan winstgevend, nuttigutbytterik, nyttig zyskowny, pożyteczny ګټه وړونكى،ګټه ور 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

ˈprofitably adverb

winsgewend بِصورَةٍ مُرْبِحَه доходно lucrativamente s prospěchem gewinnbringend indbringende επικερδώςprovechosamente; lucrativamente, con rentabilidad kasulikult بطور سودآور tuottoisasti avec profit בְּצוּרָה מוֹעִילָה लाभदायकता से jövedelmezően secara menguntungkan með hagnaði; gagnlega con profitto 有利に 이익이 되게 pelningai, naudingai ienesīgi; izdevīgi; derīgi dgn cara yg menguntungkan winstgevend, nuttigfordelaktig, nyttig zyskownie, pożytecznie په ګټه وړونكى توګه com proveito (în mod) profitabil выгодно; с пользои 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

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profit

n. beneficio, ganancia; ventaja.

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