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profit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹɔfɪt/ (Australia)
• prŏfʹit (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• (California) audio
• /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• prŏfʹit (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• prŏʹfit (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• [ˈpɹɔ̟fət] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɒfət/ (New-Zealand)

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • After the pandemic, MLG lost a lot of its viewership and profits which led it to close. The MLG Twitter account is no longer active and the mlg.com website directs to Battlenet instead of its old website. 2023 October 13, Daniel Appleford, “Fans support MLG being brought back under Microsoft acquisition”, in Dexerto:
   • Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. 1750 Oct. 2, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
   • The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies. […] current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate […] “stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled. 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2020, page 68:
   • War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives... Of course, it isn't put that crudely in war time. It is dressed into speeches about patriotism, love of country, and "we must all put our shoulders to the wheel," but the profits jump and leap and skyrocket—and are safely pocketed. 1935, Smedley Butler, War Is a Racket, page 1 & 7:
2. (countable, dated, literary, uncountable) Benefit, positive result obtained.
   • This I speak for your own profit. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians vii:35:
   • Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
   • if you dare do yourself a profit and a right c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of profit à prendre.
   alt of profit à prendre

Forms

Antonyms

loss

Deriveds

disprofit · profit motive · at a profit · profitseeking · unprofit · profitmonger · profit share · gross profit · megaprofit · profit-à-prendre · for-profit · profit monger · superprofit · profit center · sales profit · non-profit-making · profitless · profitsome · net profit · profit centre · turn a profit · profit crop · profit warning · profit taking · profitmaking · normal profit · profitwise · profit a prendre · non-profit · supernormal profit · accounting profit · profit and loss

Descendants

profit

Synonyms

gain

Translations (230)

be прыбы́так (benefit) · kk пайда (benefit) · ru профи́т (benefit) · pl przychód (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ka მოგება (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ur فائِدَہ (benefit) · hi फ़ायदा (benefit) · scn prufittu (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · gcf pwofi (benefit) · txb kallau (benefit) · ru при́быль (benefit) · it provento (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · hy շահույթ (benefit) · ja 利潤 (benefit) · mnb laba (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ga brabús (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ba файҙа (benefit) · ota فائده (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · scn benefit (benefit) · ru дохо́д (benefit) · ko 이윤 (benefit) · nb gevinst (benefit) · pl profit (benefit) · nrf profit (benefit) · ms untung (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · nl winst (benefit) · gd math (benefit) · uk кори́сть (benefit) · grc κέρδος (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · fi tuotto (benefit) · mi hua (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · uk зиск (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · be кары́сць (benefit) · be выго́да (benefit) · da overskud (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · az mənfəət (benefit) · pt provento (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · is hagnaður (benefit) · sl profit (benefit) · ga brabús (benefit) · ky пайда (benefit) · it lucro (benefit) · lv peļņa (benefit) · scn lucru (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · sk prospech (benefit) · kk түсім (benefit) · nn gevinst (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · sl dobiček (benefit) · kmr feyde (benefit) · hi सूद (benefit) · gl proveito (benefit) · grc κέρδος (benefit) · ro profit (benefit) · lt pelnas (benefit) · it profit (benefit) · cmn 贏利 /赢利 (benefit) · mt profitt (benefit) · da profit (benefit) · be вы́гада (benefit) · scn profit (benefit) · scn vadagnu (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · he רֶוַח (benefit) · ko 리익 (benefit) · ur فایِدَہ (benefit) · tr fayda (benefit) · mn ашиг (benefit) · pt proveito (benefit) · tr kazanç (benefit) · ky киреше (benefit) · bg печа́лба (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ar فَائِدَة (benefit) · bg до́ход (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · pl profit (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · da overskud (benefit) · fi hyöty (benefit) · th กำไร (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ar مَكْسَب (benefit) · sh pròfīt (benefit) · my အမြတ် (benefit) · uk прибу́ток (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · fa-ira سود (benefit) · ps فايده (benefit) · de Profit (benefit) · hu nyereség (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · km ចំណេញ (benefit) · fi netto (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · mk добивка (benefit) · fa-ira نَفْع (benefit) · he רווח (benefit) · mk профит (benefit) · pt lucro (benefit) · sq fitesë (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · hu haszon (benefit) · bn লাভ (benefit) · ps نفع (benefit) · cmn 利益 (benefit) · fi tulos (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · sw faida (benefit) · la fructus (benefit) · scn vadagnu (benefit) · sw dahili (benefit) · el όφελος (benefit) · hu profit (benefit) · hi लाभ (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · la lucrum (benefit) · ms faedah (benefit) · nan-hbl 利純 /利纯 (benefit) · tr kazanç (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · uk ви́года (benefit) · ca benefici (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ur سُود (benefit) · scn lucru (benefit) · sv förtjänst (benefit) · ko 이익 (benefit) · ro câștig (benefit) · ota حاصل (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ms keuntungan (benefit) · bg изго́да (benefit) · tt файда (benefit) · mi huanga (benefit) · mk заработка (benefit) · de Gewinn (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · th กำไร (benefit) · tg суд (benefit) · ota قزانج (benefit) · es lucro (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · bg по́лза (benefit) · az mənfəət (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ps سود (benefit) · cmn 利潤 /利润 (benefit) · es provecho (benefit) · nl profijt (benefit) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌹 (benefit) · ko 리윤 (benefit) · tt табыш (benefit) · el κέρδος (benefit) · gl ganancia (benefit) · ota آصی (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · pl korzyść (benefit) · bn সুদ (benefit) · scn profit (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · ar نَفْع (benefit) · eo profito (benefit) · tg фоида (benefit) · el κέρδος (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · vi lợi nhuận (benefit) · sa उदय (benefit) · ja 利益 (benefit) · av пайда (benefit) · it profitto (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · sv bruttovinst (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · tk peýda (benefit) · be кары́сьць (benefit) · scn binificiu (benefit) · zza fayde (benefit) · gd prothaid (benefit) · tg нафъ (benefit) · pl zysk (benefit) · ckb قازانج (benefit) · he תְּשׂוּאָה (benefit) · gl beneficio (benefit) · it profitto (benefit) · fr profit (benefit) · uk прибу́ток (benefit) · kmr fayîde (benefit) · sk zisk (benefit) · sh dȍbīt (benefit) · ug پايدا (benefit) · scn guadagnu (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · cu възвитиѥ (benefit) · ta இலாபம் (benefit) · sh до̏бӣт (benefit) · la fructus (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · fr bénéfice (benefit) · vi lời (benefit) · sw faida (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · fi etu (benefit) · ota فائده (benefit) · fi voitto (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · la quaestus (benefit) · sv vinst (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · scn prufittu (benefit) · ru вы́года (benefit) · tk girdeji (benefit) · bn ফায়দা (benefit) · mn орлого (benefit) · de Gewinn (benefit) · gl logro (benefit) · fr bénéfice (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · mi monihua (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · sh про̀фӣт (benefit) · nb gevinst (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · te లాభము (benefit) · fa-ira فایِدِه (benefit) · id keuntungan (benefit) · hi लाभ (benefit) · ee viɖe (benefit) · cs prospěch (benefit) · sv vinst (benefit) · my အကျိုးကျေးဇူး (benefit) · lo ກຳໄລ (benefit) · kk кіріс (benefit) · uz foyda (benefit) · mn ᠠᠰᠢᠭ (benefit) · cu възвить (benefit) · uk зиск (benefit) · bg печа́лба (benefit) · da fortjeneste (benefit) · ar رِبْح (benefit) · ru нажи́ва (benefit) · sq fitim (benefit) · gl beneficio (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · fa-ira فائِدِه (benefit) · az qazanc (benefit) · ur لابھ (benefit) · az qazanc (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · az fayda (benefit) · it guadagno (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · pt lucro (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · id faedah (benefit) · nb profitt (benefit) · ru по́льза (benefit) · et kasum (benefit) · scn guadagnu (benefit) · sv förtjänst (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · cs zisk (benefit) · fr gain (benefit) · ga brabach (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) · gl prol (benefit) · mn ᠣᠷᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (benefit)

profit en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹɔfɪt/ (Australia)
• prŏfʹit (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• (California) audio
• /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• prŏfʹit (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• prŏʹfit (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• [ˈpɹɔ̟fət] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɒfət/ (New-Zealand)

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
   • It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently those excellent pieces and beautiful designs. 1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
   • The word preached did not profit them. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 4:2:
2. (construed with from, intransitive) To benefit, gain.
3. (construed with from, intransitive) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

Forms

Deriveds

profiteer · for fun and profit · for-profit · profitably · nonprofiting · profit sharing · unprofited · profit margin · unprofiting · profit taking · book profit · nonprofit · not-for-profit · paper profit · profit from · profitable

Relateds

proficiency · proficient

Translations (68)

it guadagnare (To benefit, gain) · fr être profitable (To benefit, be of use to) · es aprovechar (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · it beneficiare (To benefit, be of use to) · nl uitbuiten (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · fi olla hyödyksi (To benefit, gain) · nl een slaatje slaan (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · nl baten (To benefit, be of use to) · pl skorzystać (To benefit, gain) · ota فائدهلنمك (To benefit, gain) · el κερδίζω (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · fi hyödyttää (To benefit, be of use to) · pl wyzyskać (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · de profitieren (To benefit, be of use to) · es aprovecharse [with de] (To benefit, gain) · fi käyttää (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · pt lucrar (To benefit, gain) · el ευεργετώ (To benefit, be of use to) · ht pwofite (To benefit, gain) · mk ко́ристи (To benefit, be of use to) · pl wyzyskiwać (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · es lucrarse [with de or con] (To benefit, gain) · mk искори́стува (To benefit, gain) · nl helpen (To benefit, be of use to) · zdj ufai (To benefit, be of use to) · la lucror (To benefit, gain) · bg печеля (To benefit, gain) · fi olla eduksi (To benefit, be of use to) · fi käyttää hyväkseen (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · fi hyödyntää (To benefit, be of use to) · fi olla hyödyksi (To benefit, be of use to) · bg използвам (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · mk ќа́рува (To benefit, gain) · nl baat hebben (To benefit, gain) · got 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To benefit, be of use to) · de ausbeuten (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · fr servir (To benefit, be of use to) · es lucrar (To benefit, gain) · fr profiter (To benefit, gain) · fi hyötyä (To benefit, gain) · es lucrar (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · pl korzystać (To benefit, gain) · es aprovechar/lucrar [with a] (To benefit, be of use to) · eo profiti (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · grc κερδαίνω (To benefit, gain) · es aprovecer [with a] (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · el ωφελούμαι (To benefit, gain) · es lucrarse [with de or con] (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · el κερδίζω (To benefit, gain) · fi hyötyä (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · es aprovecer [with a] (To benefit, gain) · es aprovechar (To benefit, gain) · de nützen (To benefit, be of use to) · de erreichen (To benefit, gain) · it trarre profitto (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · es aprovecharse [with de] (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · nl voordeel hebben (To benefit, gain) · gl aproveitar (To benefit, be of use to) · fi hyötyä (To benefit, be of use to) · it approfittare (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · bg ползвам (To benefit, be of use to) · de gewinnen (To benefit, gain) · fi riistää (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · mk искори́стува (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · nl profiteren (To benefit, gain) · ota آصیلانمق (To benefit, gain) · nl profiteren (To take advantage of, exploit, use) · gl aproveitar (To take advantage of, exploit, use)