profit
Total income or cash flow minus expendituresTotal 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.
» I barely make any profit now.
Ich mache jetzt kaum noch einen Gewinn. — raggione
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Gewinn
прибу́токprybútok, зискzysk
(countable, dated, literary, uncountable)Benefit, positive result obtained.
Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
Gewinn, Profit
при́быльpríbylʹ, вы́годаvýgoda, дохо́дdoxód
прибу́токprybútok, ви́годаvýhoda, кори́стьkorýstʹ
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Examples
256 sentencesI barely make any profit now.
deIch mache jetzt kaum noch einen Gewinn. — raggione
Tom works for a non-profit.
This is a non-profit organization.
Why don't we split the profits?
Tom offered me half the profit.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: profitsSynonyms
7 synonyms- the advantageous quality of being beneficial:gain
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses):net incomenetnet profitlucreprofitsearnings
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable