profit

Plural: profits

Noun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
Benefit, positive result obtained.
Ellipsis of profit à prendre.

Verb

Verb Forms: profited, profiting, profits

To gain an advantage or benefit.
derive a benefit from
- "She profited from his vast experience"
make a profit; gain money or materially
- "The company has not profited from the merger"
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
To benefit, gain.
To take advantage of, exploit, use.

Examples

By playing a short word on a triple letter, he managed to profit greatly.
Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.

Synonyms

benefit, earnings, gain, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits, turn a profit

Antonyms

break even, lose, loss

Scrabble Score: 11

profit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
profit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
profit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

profit: valid Words With Friends Word