profit

Pronunciation

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Homophones

• prophet

Noun

Singular profit

Plural profits

1. (countable) A profit is money made that is over the total amount spent on the thing being sold.

Synonyms

• gain

Verb

Plain form profit

Third-person singular profits

Past tense profited

Past participle profited

Present participle profiting

1. (transitive) If someone profits from something, they benefit from it; they gain from it.