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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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Ferrari's share price had already plummeted in October 2025 when the first details of the Luce were unveiled, with analysts disappointed by a long-term profit outlook that fell short of expectations.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Though she didn’t quite achieve that lofty number, Kesha still walks away with a very significant profit, earning just under $1.7 million on the price she paid for the dwelling back in 2020.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Maybank Research lifts its FY 2027 and FY 2028 core net profit estimates for Addvalue Technologies by 3.7% and 2.3%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

SpaceX’s Starlink product has more than 10 million subscribers, generating billions in annual sales and profit.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

There was no profit in it—that was plain.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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