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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 analysts who do cover Applied Optoelectronics expect a profit of 94 cents a share in 2026 and $4.64 a share in 2027.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Its profit margin may have narrowed to 17.4% in 1Q from 19.1% in the prior quarter, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Purpose and profit can grow higher,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Higher oil prices boost revenue and profit margins as a company’s fixed costs remain stable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.