noun / verb
profit
PRAH-fit/ˈprɑːfɪt/
A financial or other benefit gained from an activity.
The vendor's profit is the money remaining after costs are covered.
Etymology
Latin “forward” and “do” underlie the idea of making progress or achieving success. That broad notion of advance became financial gain, specifically the amount acquired beyond what was spent.
In context
when we subtract expenses from revenue we see that Tea-licious generated seven million dollars in net profit on the bottom line
More examples
- Investors profit when they sell shares for more than they paid.
- We all profit from sharing our experience.
- She uses the store's profits to buy new equipment.
Forms
profit · profits · profited · profiting
profitable adjective — Producing financial gain or another useful benefit.