profit

🇺🇸 /ˈprɑːfɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprɒfɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

Money earned from business after paying costs

The company made a large profit from selling the new product.

R

Benefit or advantage gained from something

Reading books can bring great profit to your knowledge.

verb
R

To gain benefit or advantage from something

You can profit from learning new skills for your career.

translation

n. Money earned from business after paying costs; Benefit or advantage gained from something
v. To gain benefit or advantage from something

Word Forms

Plural profits
Progressive profiting
Past profited
Perfect profited
3rd Present profits