[verb] [I usually + preposition]To profit by/from something is to achieve an advantage from it.I certainly profited from the two years I spent in that company.I profited enormously from working with her.(esp. US) To profit by/from something is also to earn money from it.A lot of companies will profit from the fall in interest rates.
PROFIT
Meaning of PROFIT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012