profit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Related terms 1.7 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English profit < Old French profit (French: profit). < Latin profectus (“‘advance, progress, growth, increase, profit’”) < proficere (“‘to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful’”); see proficient.

[edit] Pronunciation

• prŏf'it, /ˈprɒfət/, /"prQf@t/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Homophones: prophet

• Rhymes: -ɒfɪt

[edit] Noun

profit (plural profits)

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.

[edit] Usage notes

When the difference is negative the term loss is correct. Negative profit does appear in microeconomics. Profit by a government agency is called a surplus.

[edit] Synonyms

• gain

[edit] Antonyms

• loss

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Arabic: ربح (ribħ) m., مكسب (máksab) m. Chinese: 贏利, 赢利 (yíng lì), 利润 (lìrùn) Czech: zisk cs(cs) m., prospěch cs(cs) m. Dutch: profijt n., winst f. Ewe: viɖe Finnish: tuotto French: profit fr(fr) m., gain fr(fr) m., bénéfice fr(fr) m. German: Gewinn de(de) m., Profit de(de) m. Greek: κέρδος n. Hungarian: haszon

Italian: profitto it(it) m. Japanese: 利益 (りえき, rieki) Korean: 이익 (iik) Kurdish: قازانج Portuguese: lucro pt(pt) m. Romanian: câştig ro(ro) n., profit ro(ro) f. Russian: прибыль (príbyl’) f., профит (profít) m. Spanish: ganancia es(es) f., beneficio es(es) f. Swedish: vinst sv(sv), förtjänst sv(sv) Telugu: లాభము te(te) (laabhamu)

[edit] Verb

to profit (third-person singular simple present profits, present participle profiting, simple past and past participle profited)

1. (transitive) To benefit (sb), be of use to (sb).
2. (intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.
3. (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

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[edit] Derived terms

• book profit
• for-profit
• nonprofit
• not-for-profit
• paper profit
• profit from
• profitable
• profitably
• profiteer
• profit margin
• profit sharing
• profit taking

[edit] Related terms

• proficiency
• proficient

[edit] External links

• “profit” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• "profit" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin profectus.

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

profit m. (plural profits)

1. profit, benefit

   Il a su tirer profit de ses connaissances.

   He managed to take advantage of his knowledge.