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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
Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
So yes, there was something undeniably satisfying about seeing people who’ve long profited off our pain experience a little disruption themselves.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
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Noun
In May Nintendo reported a 43% decline in profit for the fiscal year through March but promised a turnaround.
—Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
It was set up amid Israeli accusations that Hamas is stealing aid in Gaza and profiting from sales, though Israel hasn’t presented any evidence publicly.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
So yes, there was something undeniably satisfying about seeing people who’ve long profited off our pain experience a little disruption themselves.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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The revenue model is essentially the same as traditional financial institutions.—
Cleve Mesidor,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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According to a report published by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) last year, total spend in the sector generated a total $421 billion and $119 billion in tax revenue in 2022, the most recent year in which full data was available.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Ernst defended the bill, arguing that those eliminated from these programs would be people who were not eligible to benefit from them in the first place.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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And the people who most benefited from those services are losing out.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
Noun
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International growth is slowing, fewer new jobs will be created, and the global income gap is rising — largely because of elevated trade tension spearheaded by U.S. President Donald Trump.—
Michael Barclay,
Quartz,
28 May 2025
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As the range of near-term outcomes widens and becomes hard to predict, the company is withholding second-quarter operating income growth and earnings per share forecasts, CFO Rainey said.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Vegan protein powder with more than 25 grams of protein per serving With 30 grams of protein per serving, this is a great powder for those looking for serious gains.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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India and Vietnam made the largest gains – with both receiving attention from Trump in recent weeks, especially India – with the former increasing its market share from 0.12% to 16.89% and the latter from 6.32% to 16.75%.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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