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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.

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Samsung’s operating profit soared more than sevenfold year over year in its latest earnings report.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Since each trading system has its own stops and targets, it is possible that these can still profit without merely offsetting each other.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A possible price war between OpenAI and Anthropic won’t help the big developers turn a profit any sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Some of those buyers are expected to be Elon Musk true believers who hold on to the shares, while others could sell them for a quick profit when trading starts on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Angry that Mr. Garner was going to make a profit.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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