as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
Credit card companies position themselves in the middle, profiting from both interchange fees from merchants and interest payments from revolvers.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Thierry took a stand against a medical industry profiting off of gender mutilation of minors, voting with Republicans to ban the practice in Texas.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Apple’s promotion at this year’s WWDC and reports of profiting from health data sales to pharmaceutical companies spotlight the ethical complexities involved.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
By Emily Birnbaum | Bloomberg Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and profiting from – the litigation.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
The conclusion drawn by some is that Ukraine is not profiting enough to justify preserving this economic link with Russia.
—Julian Fisher, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Become a wealth forecaster, predicting and profiting from future financial trends.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Historically, these athletes were barred from profiting from their name, image and likeness altogether despite being major draws for their schools and the NCAA.
—Josh Harlan, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Thierry took a stand against a medical industry profiting off of gender mutilation of minors, voting with Republicans to ban the practice in Texas.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Apple’s promotion at this year’s WWDC and reports of profiting from health data sales to pharmaceutical companies spotlight the ethical complexities involved.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
By Emily Birnbaum | Bloomberg Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and profiting from – the litigation.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
The conclusion drawn by some is that Ukraine is not profiting enough to justify preserving this economic link with Russia.
—Julian Fisher, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Become a wealth forecaster, predicting and profiting from future financial trends.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Historically, these athletes were barred from profiting from their name, image and likeness altogether despite being major draws for their schools and the NCAA.
—Josh Harlan, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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