profit by

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to put away put to use run out of run through throw away wash up wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

VERB

exploit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse apply capitalize on employ handle manipulate mine profit from use utilize

STRONG

bleed exercise finesse fleece jockey maneuver milk play skin soak stick work

WEAK

avail oneself of cash in on get mileage out of impose upon make capital of make use of play on put to use

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave alone misuse

VERB

utilize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply appropriate employ exploit handle promote resort to take advantage of

STRONG

advance bestow exercise forward further use

WEAK

avail oneself of have recourse to put to use turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misuse

STRONG

cease halt hinder impede stop

Example Sentences

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Micron’s forward price-to-earnings multiple is only 9.2, which is especially low for a company projected to increase its operating profit by 54% during calendar 2027.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

That is cheap for a company expected by analysts to increase its underlying trading operating profit by 21% from last year to 2030.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The move added about $17 billion in market value for a business that Wall Street estimates will generate roughly $500 million in operating profit by the end of the decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

An 18-day strike could reduce Samsung’s operating profit by roughly 5% this year, Morningstar analyst Jing Jie Yu said in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Who provoked this hysteria so that they might profit by it?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

profit by

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