profit
//ˈpɹɒfɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- profits
- present (v1)
- profit
- past (v2)
- profited
- past participle (v3)
- profited
- present participle
- profiting
- 3rd person singular
- profits
Definitions
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.
- Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.
- 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 The MLG Twitter account is no longer active and the mlg.com website directs to Battlenet instead of its old website.
2.Ellipsis of profit à prendre.
1.To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
- The word preached did not profit them.
- It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently those excellent pieces and beautiful designs.
2.To benefit, gain.
3.To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1880
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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.