Profit
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
profit (noun)1.
a valuable return - gain
2.
the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions , especially the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost
3.
net income usually for a given period of time
4.
the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales
5.
the compensation accruing to entrepreneurs for the assumption of risk in business enterprise as distinguished from wages or rent
intransitive verb
1.
to be of service or advantage - avail
2.
to derive benefit - gain
3.
transitive verb
to make a profit to be of service to - benefit
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
profit (noun)1.
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
SYNONYMS:
earnings, gain, lucre, net, payoff, proceeds, returnRELATED WORDS:
cleanup, killing, windfall; bottom line; gross, sales; compensation, emolument, income, pay, payment, remittal, requital, salary, wages; interest, return, revenue, yieldNEAR ANTONYMS:
charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, loss, outgo, outlay2.
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
SYNONYMS:
earnings, gain(s), incoming(s), proceeds, profit, return, revenue, yieldRELATED WORDS:
killing, windfall; salary, take-home pay, tips, wages; bankroll, capital, coffers, exchequer, finances, funds, money, pocket, pocketbook, resources, wherewithalNEAR ANTONYMS:
charge, cost, disbursement, expenditures, expenses, outgo, outlayto provide with something useful or desirable
SYNONYMS:
advantage, avail, help, profit, serveRELATED WORDS:
succeed, work (for); aid, assist; better, improve; content, delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; blessNEAR ANTONYMS:
hinder, impede; damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure; afflict, distress, upset
