profit

Profit is a benefit or gain, usually monetary.

(noun)

An example of profit is the money a business has left after paying their expenses.

See profit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

advantage; gain; benefit
1. monetary gain from business transactions
2. the ratio of this to the amount of capital invested
3. proceeds from property or investments
the sum remaining after all costs, direct and indirect, are deducted from the income of a business, the selling price, etc.

Origin: OFr < L profectus, pp. of proficere, to profit, lit., to advance: see proficient

intransitive verb

transitive verb

to be of profit or advantage to

Related Forms:

See profit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.
a. The return received on an investment after all charges have been paid. Often used in the plural.
b. The rate of increase in the net worth of a business enterprise in a given accounting period.
c. Income received from investments or property.
d. The amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost.

verb prof·it·ed, prof·it·ing, prof·its

verb, intransitive