ALL meanings of profit
prof·it
P p - noun profit earnings 1
- intransitive verb profit earn 1
- noun profit benefit 1
- noun profit advantage 1
- intransitive verb profit gain advantage 1
- intransitive verb profit take advantage of 1
- noun profit Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments. 1
- noun profit the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.: The company works on a small margin of profit. 1
- noun profit advantage; benefit; gain. 1
- verb without object profit to gain an advantage or benefit: He profited greatly from his schooling. 1
- verb without object profit to make a profit. 1
- verb without object profit to take advantage: to profit from the weaknesses of others. 1
- verb without object profit to be of service or benefit. 1
- verb without object profit to make progress. 1
- verb with object profit to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education. 1
- variable noun profit A profit is an amount of money that you gain when you are paid more for something than it cost you to make, get, or do it. 0
- verb profit If you profit from something, you earn a profit from it. 0
- verb profit If you profit from something, or it profits you, you gain some advantage or benefit from it. 0
- verb profit Profit is also a noun. 0
- noun profit excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year 0
- noun profit the monetary gain derived from a transaction 0
- noun profit income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains 0
- noun profit the ratio of this income to the investment or principal 0
- noun profit the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy 0
- noun profit (as modifier) 0
- noun profit a gain, benefit, or advantage 0
- verb profit to gain or cause to gain profit 0
- noun profit advantage; gain; benefit 0
- noun profit monetary gain from business transactions 0
- noun profit the ratio of this to the amount of capital invested 0
- noun profit proceeds from property or investments 0
- noun profit the sum remaining after all costs, direct and indirect, are deducted from the income of a business, the selling price, etc. 0
- intransitive verb profit to be of advantage or benefit 0
- intransitive verb profit to reap an advantage, financial or otherwise; benefit 0
- verb transitive profit to be of profit or advantage to 0
- noun profit Profit is the amount by which revenues are more than expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time. 0
- noun profit Profit is the amount of money you gain when you sell something for more than you paid for it. 0