profit
[noun]
Synonyms:
- often plural: earnings, gain, proceeds, receipts, return, revenue, takings, yield
- benefit, advancement, advantage, gain, good, use, value
[verb]
Synonyms:
- benefit, be of advantage to, gain, help, improve, promote, serve
- make money, earn, gain

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Antonyms: loss, lose
Contrasted words: cost, expenditure, expense, outgo
Related Words: cleaning, cleanup, killing, receipt(s), output, outturn, product, production, turnout, yield

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English Thesaurus: profit, earnings, return, turnover, takings, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. prof‧it¹ S1 W1 /ˈprɒfət, ˈprɒfɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin profectus, past participle of proficere; ⇒ proficient]

1. [uncountable and countable] money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid Antonym : loss ⇒ revenue:
The shop’s daily profit is usually around $500.
She sold the business and bought a farm with the profits.
They sold their house at a healthy profit.

2. [uncountable] formal an advantage that you gain from doing something:
There’s no profit in letting meetings drag on.
⇒ non-profit

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. profit² verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless]

1. formal to be useful or helpful to someone
profit somebody to do something
It might profit you to learn about the company before your interview.
profit by/from
There are lessons in these stories that all children can profit by.

2. to get money from doing something
profit by/from
Some industries, such as shipbuilding, clearly profited from the war.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

profit
noun
ADJ. big, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, high, huge, large, record, substantial, tidy | low, modest, small They closed down after years of low profits.
excess | lost, unrealized Damaged goods mean lost profit.
realized | quick He's only interested in making a quick profit.
gross, pre-tax | after/post-tax, clear, net | taxable | interim, short-term | annual an annual profit of £50,000 | first-quarter, full-year, half-year, second-quarter, etc. | corporate, group | operating, trading
VERB + PROFIT bring (in), earn, generate, make, realize, reap, yield The CD generated record profits.
boost, increase | maximize | show The company started to show a profit in its first year.
PROFIT + VERB grow, increase, rise | fall, plummet, plunge | accrue, arise profits accruing to the taxpayer from the sale of property
PROFIT + NOUN margin, rate
PREP. against ~s The firm made losses of 500,000 against profits of 750,000.
at a ~ We should be able to sell the piano at a profit.
for ~ The goods were sold for profit.
~ on Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it?
PHRASES a decline/fall in profits, an increase/a rise in profits, profit after/before tax Profit before tax increased by 40% on last year.
 ⇒ Note at PER CENT (for more verbs)
 ⇒ Special page at BUSINESS

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

profit

a big/huge profit
Drug companies make huge profits.
a quick profit (=happening quickly)
They were only interested in a quick profit.
a good profit
There is a good profit to be made in selling cars.
a substantial profit
The agent then sells the land for a substantial profit to someone else.
a healthy/handsome/tidy profit (=big)
By the second year, the restaurant began to make a healthy profit.
a small/modest profit
The business managed to produce a small profit last year.
net profit (=after tax and costs are paid)
The company made a net profit of $10.5 million.
gross profit (also pre-tax profit) (=before tax and costs are paid)
The hotel group made a gross profit of £51.9 million in 2008.
trading/operating profit (=profit relating to a company’s normal activities)
Both turnover and operating profits were lower.
make a profit
We are in business to make a profit.
turn/earn a profit (=make a profit)
Without the liquor sales, the store could not turn a profit.
show a profit (=make a profit)
The business will not show a profit this year.
report/post a profit (=officially announce a profit)
The company reported net profits of $3.6 million for fiscal year 2006.
generate profit(s)
We have the capacity to generate more profit.
boost profits (=make them increase)
They aim to boost profits by slashing costs.
maximize profits (=make them as big as possible)
Every firm tries to maximize its profits.
profits are up/down
Pre-tax profits were up 21.5%.
profits rise/increase/grow
Half of the firms surveyed expected profits to rise.
profits soar/leap (=increase by a large amount)
profits fall
The group saw profits fall from £24m to £17.8m.
profits slump/plunge (=fall by a large amount)
The group’s pre-tax profits slumped to £25.5m.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

profit
noun
1.
BAD: The company has gained enormous profits in recent years.
GOOD: The company has made enormous profits in recent years.

Usage Note:
make a profit (NOT gain ): 'Derek would never sell you anything without making a good profit.' 'The company made a profit of $53 million last year.'

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2.
See PROFIT (profit)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
return the profit that you get from an investment:
You should get a good return on your investment.
We didn’t get much of a return on our money.
They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

return to go back or come back to a place where you were before. Return sounds more formal than go back or come back, and is more commonly used in written English:
She returned to the hotel hoping to find a message.
Alastair returned from the office late that night.
On Friday, I returned home around six o'clock.
go back to go to the place where you were before, or to the place where you usually live:
It’s cold out here – shall we go back inside?
When are you going back to Japan?
go home to go to your home again, or to the country where you were born, after you have been away from it:
I did a bit of shopping and then went home.
Are you going home to Hong Kong when the course finishes?
come back to come to the place where you are again, after going away from it:
I’ll be away for two days – coming back on Thursday night.
He’s just come back from a vacation in Miami.
get back to arrive somewhere where you were before, especially your home or the place where you are staying:
We got back at about 9 o'clock.
She couldn’t wait to get back to London.
turn back to turn around and go back in the direction you came from:
We took the wrong road and had to turn back.
He ordered the soldiers to turn back and march south.
profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

Profit
For the purposes of constructed value in an antidumping duty investigation or review, the profit used is the profit normally earned by a producer, from the country of export, of the same or similar product as that under investigation. By statute, the amount of profit shall not be less than 8 percent of the sum of general expenses and cost.

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