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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
Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
In the lawsuit, Heyer is asking for Roblox’s profits off the dance — estimated in the lawsuit to be $123,000 — and other damages.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
But that all changed in 2021 when the NCAA rescinded its longstanding rule that prevented players from profiting off their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On Friday, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, got a reprieve from Trump’s tariffs on China, which would have just about killed Apple’s iPhone profits.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
In the lawsuit, Heyer is asking for Roblox’s profits off the dance — estimated in the lawsuit to be $123,000 — and other damages.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Whether to promote their political aims or simply to enrich themselves at humanity’s expense, there will always be those ready to profit from conflict and human suffering.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
But that all changed in 2021 when the NCAA rescinded its longstanding rule that prevented players from profiting off their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
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Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Many apparel operations, including companies like NYC sock maker Bombas which was backed by Daymond John in 2014 and has had lifetime revenues in excess of $1 billion, contend producing in the U.S. was either logistically impossible or would make their products too expensive to sell.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Focus on why your work and specific results benefit the company.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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However, some of the latter selections in our list would benefit from being viewed through a pair of binoculars, or a telescope, to bring out their true beauty.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, this reasonable attempt to balance higher tariffs with lower domestic taxes has been running into trouble, both with the difficulty of continuing the lower tax rates introduced in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and also some hints towards higher income taxes.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Lamont’s proposal was expected to help 800,000 tax filers, officials said, as the income eligibility would increase, an issue that had restricted the credit in the past.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Such a move would extend its week to date gains to about 7.5%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The gains in electric vehicle stocks may be related to the Shanghai auto show kicking off.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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