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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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Cracker Barrel reports an unexpected fiscal third-quarter profit of 29 cents a share, leading its stock to surge 30%.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It includes Starlink, which generated more than half of the company’s revenue and most of its adjusted profit last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Oracle reported a higher profit of $4.3 billion, or $1.45 a share, as surging cloud business offset a 2% software revenue decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Hugo Boss, which offers apparel, footwear and fragrances in the accessible-luxury segment, posted a net profit of 249 million euros in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If he sold it for even half its value, what a profit he would make!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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