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Meaning of the word profits in English

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profits

Noun

a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

Example:
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pretax profits
Synonym:
gain payback dividend interest yield surplus excess net profit operating profit take killing pay dirt bottom line
Antonym:
loss

Verb

obtain a financial advantage or benefit, especially from an investment.

Example:
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the only people to profit from the entire episode were the lawyers
Synonym:
make a killing rake it in clean up
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profit profitable profitably profit margin non-profit profit center gross profit