profit

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒfɪt/

The English word “profit” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

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.

verb

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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