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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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as in revenue
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
found that there was a profit in training dogs for rich people
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profit
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Tickets for the concert go on sale February 14, with profits going to various charities.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Individuals and regulators are increasingly complaining that companies are trying to profit from information gathered without consent from cellphones.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Streaming turned another profit last quarter, as did sports led by ESPN.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Tickets for the concert go on sale February 14, with profits going to various charities.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
Among the wallets that have profited most handsomely from TRUMP, Nansen data shows, are many that dealt in comparatively small sums, which implies that some regular people managed to beat the crowd in the same way as the big early traders.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Individuals and regulators are increasingly complaining that companies are trying to profit from information gathered without consent from cellphones.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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In its earnings report last week, Affirm reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and posted a surprise profit from the holiday period.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some revenue has come in through hosting events such as musical and dance performances and a coffee attended by more than 130 people, McKelvey said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In his final days in office, Biden approved an additional $600 million in loan relief, benefiting 150,000 borrowers.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, many of the original apps, like Tinder and Hinge, are set up in a way that doesn’t necessarily promote users getting off the platform — think pricey monthly memberships and advertisements that benefit from long-term users.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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The poll grouped Americans by gender, age, education, religious service attendance, income and party identification.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Operating income for the quarter was $712 million, an increase of 1.7% from the previous year.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
29 Jan. 2025
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Without addressing the structural issues—corruption, weak institutions, economic precarity—security gains won't hold.—
Jesus Mesa,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Sectors that saw the most job gains last month were health care, retail trade and social assistance.—
Ahtra Elnashar,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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