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Meaning
Noun
●
In Accounting & Economics:
Total
income
or
cash flow
minus
expenditures
. The money or other
benefit
a
non-governmental organization
or individual
receives
in exchange for
products and services
sold
at an
advertised
price.
●
Benefit, positive result obtained.
●
In Property law:
Ellipsis of
profit
à prendre.
Verb
●
To
benefit
(somebody), be of
use to
(somebody).
●
To
benefit
, gain.
●
To
take advantage of
,
exploit
, use.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
profit
English
profit
Middle English (1100-1500)
profit
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
profectus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Loss
Related
Revenue
Benefit
Income
Earnings
Money
Sales
Cash
Margin
Investment
Revenues
Earning
Dividends
Wealth
Business
Benefited
Price
Dividend
Earn
Savings
Benefits
Cost
Prosper
Reap
Sell
Expenses
Sale
Advantage
Pay
Value
Trade
Stock
Recoup
Equity
Make Money
Net Income
Cash Flow
Tax Revenue
Market Share
Total Revenue
Return On Investment
Rate Of Return
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Rhymes
Profit
Soffit
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