noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , decent , enormous , fat , good , greater , handsome , healthy , hefty , high , huge , large , massive , maximum , record , strong , substantial , tidy
▪ increasing , rising
▪ obscene
▪
At whose expense are those obscene ~s made?
▪ low , modest , reasonable , small
▪
They closed down after years of low ~s.
▪ declining , falling
▪ overall , total
▪ average , steady
▪
a commodity that produced steady ~s
▪ additional , excess , extra
▪ lost , unrealized
▪
Damaged goods mean lost ~.
▪ quick
▪
He's only interested in making a quick ~.
▪ pure
▪
$700 million of almost pure ~
▪ expected
▪
The expected ~s have not materialized.
▪ potential
▪
the potential ~s from insider trading
▪ future
▪ gross , pre-tax ( esp. BrE )
▪ after-tax , clear , net , post-tax ( esp. BrE )
▪ taxable
▪ reported
▪ interim ( BrE ), short-term
▪ annual , quarterly
▪
an annual ~ of £50 000
▪ first-quarter , full-year , half-year ( esp. BrE ), second-quarter , etc.
▪ corporate , group
▪ operating , trading
▪ personal
▪
Jakob had realized a personal ~ of $240 000.
VERB + PROFIT
▪ bring , bring in , deliver , earn , generate , make , produce , realize , reap , return , turn , yield
▪
The CD generated record ~s.
▪ boost , increase
▪ double
▪ maximize
▪ post , report
▪
The company posted second-quarter ~s of $570 million.
▪ show
▪
The company started to show a ~ in its first year.
▪ take
▪
Investors will take the ~s.
▪ guarantee
▪ share , split
PROFIT + VERB
▪ climb , grow , increase , jump , rise , soar , surge
▪
Profits surged 41% to £13 million.
▪ decline , drop , fall , plummet , plunge
▪ accrue , arise
▪
~s accruing to the taxpayer from the sale of property
PROFIT + NOUN
▪ margin , rate
▪ sharing
▪ motive
▪
the pharmaceutical companies' ~ motive
▪ maximization
▪
We are continuing our strategy of ~ maximization.
▪ centre/center
▪
The interest paid on credit-card bills has become the largest ~ centre/center for banks.
PREPOSITION
▪ against ~s
▪
The company made losses of $500 000 against ~s of $750 000.
▪ at a ~
▪
We should be able to sell the piano at a ~.
▪ for ~
▪
The goods were sold for ~.
▪ ~ from
▪
~s from property investments
▪ ~ on
▪
Did you make a ~ on your house when you sold it?
PHRASES
▪ a decline in ~s , a fall in ~s
▪ an increase in ~s , a rise in ~s
▪ ~ after tax , ~ before tax
▪
Profit before tax increased by 40% on last year.