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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
Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Deadline exclusively reported that the movie netted $559M in profit after all downstream revenues.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In many cases, people submit AI slop that’s just good enough to attract and keep users’ attention, allowing the submitter to profit from platforms that monetize streaming and view-based content.
—Adam Nemeroff, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Trust your people, and watch them (and your profits) soar.
—Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Deadline exclusively reported that the movie netted $559M in profit after all downstream revenues.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
What's even worse is that Bresnahan is profiting off our pain, playing the stock market while voting to screw us over in Washington.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In many cases, people submit AI slop that’s just good enough to attract and keep users’ attention, allowing the submitter to profit from platforms that monetize streaming and view-based content.
—Adam Nemeroff, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Qualcomm bets big on autos Qualcomm’s biggest revenue driver is the chips that power smartphones from players including Samsung and Xiaomi.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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At constant exchange rates, the decrease stood at 2 percent, while the Roman fashion house trumpeted that its direct retail, including e-commerce, improved 5 percent last year and represented 70 percent of revenues.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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In general, seniors with high incomes would not qualify; lower income seniors who do not pay taxes would not benefit, either.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Primary bathrooms, where hair and buildup from products like dry shampoo can leave floors a mess, are another high-traffic area of the house that can benefit from regular sweeping.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Will buying a lottery ticket eat up a noticeable portion of your income?—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cost of living has outpaced income, however, so the idea of having a sole breadwinner is outdated in many places, McCoy said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unrealized gains are marked-to-market, and a hefty tax bill may follow.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Voters instead delivered gains to both far-right and far-left parties.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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