Definition of profit

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  • profit is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • profit is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • profit is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of profit

  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. earnings
    2. lucre
    3. net
    4. net income
    5. net profit
    6. profits
  • make a profit; gain money or materially (verb)

    Examples

    1. The company has not profited from the merger

    Synonyms

    1. turn a profit
  • derive a benefit from (verb)

    Examples

    1. She profited from his vast experience

    Synonyms

    1. benefit
    2. gain
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gain

See definition of profit in Merriam Webster