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profit

The correct spelling is profit.

How to pronounce profit

/ˈpɹɒfɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɒfɪt/

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The correct spelling is profit. 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… For example: "Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies."

Usage Examples

Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.Benefit, positive result obtained.
  3. 3.In property law, a nonpossessory interest in land whereby a party is entitled to enter the land of another for the purpose of taking the soil or the substance of the soil (coal, oil, minerals, and in some jurisdictions timber and game).

verb

  1. 1.To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
  2. 2.(construed with from) To benefit, gain.
  3. 3.(construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

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