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Word: Profit
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter
ˈprɒfɪt
a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something
Short Definition:financial gain
Examples:- record pre-tax profits
- his eyes brightened at the prospect of profit
advantage; benefit
Short Definition:advantage
Examples:- there's no profit in screaming at referees from the bench
Word: Profit
Speech Type: Verb
ˈprɒfɪt
obtain a financial advantage or benefit
Short Definition:obtain financial profit
Examples:- the only people to profit from the episode were the lawyers
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