noun
1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (Freq. 6)
• Syn: ↑net income, ↑net, ↑net profit, ↑lucre, ↑profit, ↑earnings
• Hypernyms: ↑income
• Hyponyms:
↑earning per share, ↑windfall profit, ↑killing, ↑cleanup, ↑fast buck, ↑quick buck, ↑filthy lucre, ↑gross profit, ↑gross profit margin, ↑margin, ↑markup, ↑accumulation, ↑dividend
• Part Meronyms: ↑share, ↑portion, ↑part, ↑percentage
2. something won (especially money)
• Hypernyms: ↑financial gain
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plural of profit
present third singular of profit
Useful english dictionary. 2012.