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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
Time Staff, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The Club trimmed 100 shares Tuesday to lock in some profit.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
And that invisibility serves the interests of the platforms that profit from dysfunction.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Companies also needed to either demonstrate positive revenue growth from 2022 to 2024 or generate a profit in 2024.
—Time Staff, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The Club trimmed 100 shares Tuesday to lock in some profit.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Trump and his spokespeople have rarely had to even defend his choice to operate a global business empire that stands to profit from his decisions.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
And that invisibility serves the interests of the platforms that profit from dysfunction.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Kering’s largest brand, Gucci, dragged on revenues.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, some investors are betting that the enormous build out will eventually translate into revenue and profits.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The side-effect question Some investors are looking for winners in the AI boom by finding companies that might benefit from the side effects.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The White House is banking that bigger tax refunds this spring will benefit Republicans in the fall, but some strategists and economists project that the political upside will be short-lived, Politico reports.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act insurance – as well as older adults and low-income families enrolled in government health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid – typically get drug discounts through their insurance plans.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The main Medicaid program, which covers a much broader range of services for over 77 million low-income and disabled people, does not cover people living in the country illegally.—
Phil Galewitz,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Longitudinal studies across diverse populations will be needed to assess whether shifts in the oral microbiome can predict future weight gain, insulin resistance, or cardiometabolic decline, and perhaps most excitingly, whether modifying one's oral ecosystem alters systemic metabolic markers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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The primary challenge of the 2025 gerrymandering was a lack of transparency and the prioritization of partisan gain over fair representation.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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