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 benefits
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profits
Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Emmet partners not only with local artists to bring a Philadelphia-feel to its interiors but also holds partnerships with local non-profits.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, roughly 100 chronically unprofitable restaurants continue to drain profits, Bloomberg reported.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Because pricing is divorced from manufacturing costs, manufacturers can maintain profits while insurers pay a stable, predictable amount and per-patient costs fall.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Investors look for reasons to take profits, even though the rationales may have nothing to do with the market action.
—Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In his telling, he was tricked into working as a cleaner for Hanson, who bankrolled his gambling through a staking agreement, in which a backer funds the bets and takes a cut of any profits.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The Shawn Carter Foundation supports non-profits like the Reform Alliance, Keep A Child Alive, and the NAACP, which have done exceptional work.
—Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
Novartis warned earlier this year that profits would decline in early 2026 as some of its best-selling drugs, including heart medicine Entresto face generic competition.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Because the somewhat complex antitrust case is being tried before a 12-person jury, each party took pains to lay out the process, and provide visual explainers, about how an artist works with promoters and others to book a tour, and who profits.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Customers deserve to know who profits from their utility bills, what incentives shape utility decisions, and how those incentives align with the long-term needs of the communities NIPSCO serves.
—Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Until Puerto Rico is allowed to decide how its energy is produced, who profits from it, and how it is governed, the archipelago will remain trapped in a system that reproduces vulnerability instead of resilience.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
But Exelon utilities are spending at an accelerated — and unnecessary — pace that pushes rates and profits up.
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
But Nvidia still dominates in AI chips with the company reporting 62% year-over-year sales growth in the October quarter and profits up 65% compared to a year ago.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Jonah Markham gives a really impassioned speech in this episode about his motives and how the defense industry is fueled by and profits off of unnecessary war and the death and destruction of innocent lives.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
One law created new oversight, requiring oil companies to open their books and giving regulators more visibility into refinery profits and operations.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Emmet partners not only with local artists to bring a Philadelphia-feel to its interiors but also holds partnerships with local non-profits.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, roughly 100 chronically unprofitable restaurants continue to drain profits, Bloomberg reported.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Because pricing is divorced from manufacturing costs, manufacturers can maintain profits while insurers pay a stable, predictable amount and per-patient costs fall.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Investors look for reasons to take profits, even though the rationales may have nothing to do with the market action.
—Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In his telling, he was tricked into working as a cleaner for Hanson, who bankrolled his gambling through a staking agreement, in which a backer funds the bets and takes a cut of any profits.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The Shawn Carter Foundation supports non-profits like the Reform Alliance, Keep A Child Alive, and the NAACP, which have done exceptional work.
—Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
Novartis warned earlier this year that profits would decline in early 2026 as some of its best-selling drugs, including heart medicine Entresto face generic competition.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
My patient is refusing a drug studied in 170,000 people because of side effects that a 124,000-person analysis just confirmed do not exist — while injecting a compound studied in 14 humans, from unregulated sources, based on the recommendation of someone who profits from selling it.
—Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Because the somewhat complex antitrust case is being tried before a 12-person jury, each party took pains to lay out the process, and provide visual explainers, about how an artist works with promoters and others to book a tour, and who profits.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Customers deserve to know who profits from their utility bills, what incentives shape utility decisions, and how those incentives align with the long-term needs of the communities NIPSCO serves.
—Matt Parr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Until Puerto Rico is allowed to decide how its energy is produced, who profits from it, and how it is governed, the archipelago will remain trapped in a system that reproduces vulnerability instead of resilience.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
But Exelon utilities are spending at an accelerated — and unnecessary — pace that pushes rates and profits up.
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Who profits from voucher-school legislation?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
But Nvidia still dominates in AI chips with the company reporting 62% year-over-year sales growth in the October quarter and profits up 65% compared to a year ago.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Jonah Markham gives a really impassioned speech in this episode about his motives and how the defense industry is fueled by and profits off of unnecessary war and the death and destruction of innocent lives.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profits
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Spending money in order to build a system that benefits both individual players and the team as a whole—what a radical idea.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Xiarhos says this time around feels different because of a special new Massachusetts vanity license plate that benefits K-9s and their caretakers.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the decades after the Second World War, this principle was widely enforced through labor contracts, and big companies tended to share their economic gains with their employees.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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With the conflict in the Middle East raging on during the Weekend, stock futures fell on Sunday, after posting gains last week on hopes of a de-escalation.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Profits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profits. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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