- pronunciation:
- pra
fiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If you sell something for more than you paid for it, you make a profit. If a store buys something for two dollars and sells it for five dollars, they make a profit of three dollars. When we talk about the profits of a business, we mean the money that the business makes.
It was a good year for the company last year and they made a lot of profit.If you sell lemonade for less than it costs you to make it, you will not make any profit.- similar words:
- gravy, income, receipts
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| definition 2: |
A profit is something good that you get from doing a certain thing.
There are many profits to exercising.- synonyms:
- advantage, benefit
- similar words:
- favor, good, gravy, use
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| related words: |
advantage, interest, positive |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
profits, profiting, profited |
| definition: |
When you profit from doing something, it means that you get something good from doing it. Reading is something that people usually profit from. People profit from reading because they learn things or they enjoy themselves.
Matthew's parents think he will profit from having someone help him with his math after school.- synonyms:
- benefit
- similar words:
- gain, improve
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| related words: |
prosper |
| derivations: |
profitless (adj.), profiter (n.) |
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