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profit

[prof-it] / ˈprɒf ɪt /




Usage

What are other ways to say profit? Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit. Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society.

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The unexpected profit follows a 2025 logo controversy that saw same-store sales plummet 8.5% and 7.9% in prior quarters.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Rocket Lab has yet to turn a profit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That compares with a profit of $3.43 billion, or $1.19 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Hugo Boss, which offers apparel, footwear and fragrances in the accessible-luxury segment, posted a net profit of 249 million euros in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

There was no profit in frightening the islanders or making an enemy of their sorcerer.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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