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Definitions

profit

[prof-it] / ˈprɒf ɪt /
NOUN
gain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquisition benefit bottom line earnings goods harvest income interest output percentage proceeds product production receipt return revenue saving surplus turnout value yield
STRONG
accumulation advancement advantage aggrandizement augmentation avail cleanup emoluments gate gravy gross killing lucre markup net outturn receipts remuneration skim split take takings use velvet winnings
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bills debt disadvantage lack loss need payment resource want
VERB
gain; get or give an advantage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contribute earn improve pay off prosper take advantage of thrive
STRONG
aid avail benefit better clear exploit help pay promote realize recover score serve use utilize
WEAK
be of advantage capitalize on cash in on clean up learn from make a haul make a killing make capital make good use of make it big make money make the most of put to good use reap the benefit stand in good stead turn to advantage work for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline fail harm hurt lose
STRONG
block condemn deteriorate hinder injure obstruct worsen

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.

Example Sentences

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The projected operating profit of $1.11 billion is up 33% from a year earlier and beat a FactSet-compiled estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It added: "Wireless Festival, in its desperate quest for profit, defended the invitation until the end. That is shameful, and its sponsors should continue to stay away."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Samsung Electronics anticipates an over eightfold increase in Q1 operating profit to 57.200 trillion won, driven by memory-chip demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The profit forecast beat a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 1.336 trillion won for the first quarter of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Previously Hall had invented a machine capable of typing in Braille, the Hall Braille Writer, which he never patented because he felt profit should not sully the cause of serving the blind.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson