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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
John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
When profits are growing, credit markets are calm and the next Fed move is a cut, stocks tend to have little trouble holding their valuations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Whether farmers use the high prices as an opportunity to expand their herds or instead seek to profit from selling off cows for slaughter will determine whether the U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink, Nelson wrote.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Steel Dynamics has shown a profit in 26 of the past 29 years.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
When profits are growing, credit markets are calm and the next Fed move is a cut, stocks tend to have little trouble holding their valuations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
The plaintiffs add that Presley continues to profit by exploiting her name, image and likeness using the LLCs that Kruse and Fialko set up.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Whether farmers use the high prices as an opportunity to expand their herds or instead seek to profit from selling off cows for slaughter will determine whether the U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink, Nelson wrote.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Through the first half of this year, the company brought in $210 million in revenue.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Still, there is a major gap in revenue among the 136 teams that comprise the Football Bowl Subdivision.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Washington's raising prices and cutting health care to benefit wealthy donors and corporate special interest while workers foot the bill.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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All proceeds from ticket sales went to Say Detroit, a nonprofit benefitting Detroiters with learning, healthcare and housing needs.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Jackson's hiring as college's 11th president will encounter pressures of institution's identity, challenges with enrollment, and diversifying sources of income.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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Creators and athletes manage brand equity, irregular income streams, and intellectual property.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Employers added just 73,000 jobs and employment gains for May and June were revised down by a massive 258,000.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Its content lineup, led by hits like Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Force, Raising Kanan, and the return of Spartacus, is fueling strong engagement, with the Outlander prequel achieving the third-highest subscriber gains in Starz history.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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