English Explanatory Dictionary

profit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Benefit, positive result obtained.
  3. Ellipsis of profit à prendre.
verb
  1. To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
  2. To benefit, gain.
  3. To take advantage of, exploit, use.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

prŏfʹit /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ prŏʹfit /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ en-us-profit.ogg /ˈpɹɔfɪt/ /ˈpɹɒfət/ [ˈpɹɔ̟fət]

Word forms

profit profits ꝓfit profiting profited

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.

Synonyms

gain

Antonyms

loss

Related words

proficiency proficient

Derived words

accounting profit at a profit disprofit gross profit megaprofit net profit non-profit non-profit-making normal profit profit and loss profit-à-prendre profit a prendre profit center profit centre profit crop profitless profitmaking profitmonger profit monger profit motive profitseeking profit share profitsome profit-taking profit warning profitwise sales profit supernormal profit superprofit turn a profit unprofit for-profit book profit for fun and profit nonprofit nonprofiting not-for-profit paper profit profitable profitably profiteer profit from profit margin profit sharing profit taking unprofited unprofiting
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