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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
Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Black men, it was said, intended to take the profits and the means of cotton production and sale for themselves.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
John Parkinson, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the wide product range raises questions, with many wondering how TP-Link can profit from routers sold at such low prices compared to the competition.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Haugen appeared on 60 Minutes and testified before Congress, telling lawmakers that Facebook had shirked its responsibility to its most vulnerable users, largely because profit is king.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Black men, it was said, intended to take the profits and the means of cotton production and sale for themselves.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Liccardo wants to subject violators to criminal and civil penalties while stopping them from profiting from an asset issued before the bill's enactment -- giving it retroactive element intended to address the launch of $TRUMP.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the wide product range raises questions, with many wondering how TP-Link can profit from routers sold at such low prices compared to the competition.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profit
Noun
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Year-to-date revenues are 1% above the same point in 2024 and 34% behind 2019, according to Comscore.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The town of Middlebury had approved the plans for the controversial warehouse, eyeing the property tax revenue, that, by one estimate, could be as much as $1.7 million a year.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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In his State of the Union address, Trump promised his tariff policy would benefit American farmers.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hard-working American citizens.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How Do Taxes on Overtime Work? Under U.S. tax law, overtime pay is treated as regular income and is subject to federal and state taxes.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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While demonstrating reliable profitability and positive free cash flow, revenue and income growth is modest.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The story has been updated to reflect the correct gain and the decline since that peak through Thursday’s close.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The airline recorded a significant 24% increase in available seat miles, accompanied by modest gains in passenger yield (up 0.5%) and an impressive 150 basis point improvement in occupancy rate relative to 2022.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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