profit
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.
Noun 2 meanings
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.
“Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.”
Verb 3 meanings
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
To benefit, gain.
To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Etymology
From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.
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PROFIT at a glance
PROFIT has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + F 4 + I 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,000 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with profit
All rhymesOne letter away
- PROBIT10
- PROSIT8
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