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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Equity partners made about $8.6 million in profit each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Strip out “compute for research,” and OpenAI is actually on track to turn a small pretax operating profit this year, as is Anthropic under its best-case scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Moreover, the number of companies that have issued better-than-expected profit forecasts for the first quarter stands at 59, the highest in five years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Bigger profit expectations for the energy industry, thanks to the spike in oil prices, have also helped pad that estimated figure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

The honor of Chicago’s leading men, who prided themselves on their unsentimental—some might say ruthless—pursuit of maximum profit, was in peril.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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