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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.

Example Sentences

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A major reason is that the market is trying to discern which companies will emerge as long-term AI winners and which will ultimately see the technology devastate their profits.

From Barron's

Shares of General Mills dropped Tuesday after the consumer-foods company lowered its full-year outlook for both profit and sales growth, as the company’s growth strategy appeared unable to counter weak consumer sentiment.

From MarketWatch

General Mills GIS -6.73%decrease; red down pointing triangle lowered its sales and profit outlook for the fiscal year, as stressed consumers are buying fewer snacks and looking for more promotions.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Given the rapid progress of AI technology, recent investor conversations have focused on the challenge of translating near-term profit strength to uncertain long-term growth outlooks,” the Goldman teams adds.

From MarketWatch

Medtronic MDT -1.38%decrease; red down pointing triangle said profit fell in its fiscal third quarter as costs rose and the company invested more money into the business, offsetting higher revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal