profit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The money you gain after subtracting your costs, especially in business.

   The company made a large profit last year.

2. 2
   verb

   To gain an advantage or benefit from something.

   She profited from her years of experience abroad.

3. 3
   noun

   A useful advantage or benefit gained from something.

   Reading widely was of great profit to his studies.

4. 4
   verb

   To make money from a business activity.

   They hope to profit from the new product line.

From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.

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