PROFIT


Meaning of PROFIT in English

— profiter , n. — profitless , adj. — profitlessly , adv. — profitlessness , n.

/prof"it/ , n.

1. Often, profits .

a. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Cf. gross profit, net profit .

b. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.

c. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.

2. the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.: The company works on a small margin of profit.

3. advantage; benefit; gain.

v.i.

4. to gain an advantage or benefit: He profited greatly from his schooling.

5. to make a profit.

6. to take advantage: to profit from the weaknesses of others.

7. to be of service or benefit.

8. to make progress.

v.t.

9. to be of advantage or profit to: Nothing profits one so much as a sound education.

[ 1250-1300; (n.) ME profectus progress, profit, equiv. to pro- PRO- 1 + -fec-, comb. form of facere to make, DO 1 + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) ME profiten, deriv. of the n. ]

Syn. 1. return. 2. net income. 3. good, welfare, advancement, improvement. See advantage. 4, 9. advance, improve.

Ant. 1. loss.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .