Meaning of "profit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROFIT

From Latin prōfectus advance, from prōficere to make progress.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROFIT

profit  [ˈprɒfɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFIT

Profit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb profit in English.

WHAT DOES PROFIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Profit

A financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity. Any profit that is gained goes to the business's owners, who may or may not decide to spend it on the business. Profit may refer to: ▪ Profit, the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market ▪ Profit, has two related but distinct meanings: Normal profit and Economic profit ▪ Profit, a nonpossessory interest in land ▪ Profit, a short-lived American television series starring Adrian Pasdar ▪ The Profit ▪ The Profit , a 2001 feature film by Peter N. Alexander ▪ Account of profits, a type of equitable remedy in law ▪ Profit, a Canadian business magazine aimed at entrepreneurs ▪ Profit, United States Virgin Islands...

Definition of profit in the English dictionary

The first definition of profit in the dictionary is excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year. Other definition of profit is the monetary gain derived from a transaction. Profit is also income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROFIT

PRESENT

Present

I profit

you profit

he/she/it profits

we profit

you profit

they profit

Present continuous

I am profiting

you are profiting

he/she/it is profiting

we are profiting

you are profiting

they are profiting

Present perfect

I have profited

you have profited

he/she/it has profited

we have profited

you have profited

they have profited

Present perfect continuous

I have been profiting

you have been profiting

he/she/it has been profiting

we have been profiting

you have been profiting

they have been profiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I profited

you profited

he/she/it profited

we profited

you profited

they profited

Past continuous

I was profiting

you were profiting

he/she/it was profiting

we were profiting

you were profiting

they were profiting

Past perfect

I had profited

you had profited

he/she/it had profited

we had profited

you had profited

they had profited

Past perfect continuous

I had been profiting

you had been profiting

he/she/it had been profiting

we had been profiting

you had been profiting

they had been profiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will profit

you will profit

he/she/it will profit

we will profit

you will profit

they will profit

Future continuous

I will be profiting

you will be profiting

he/she/it will be profiting

we will be profiting

you will be profiting

they will be profiting

Future perfect

I will have profited

you will have profited

he/she/it will have profited

we will have profited

you will have profited

they will have profited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been profiting

you will have been profiting

he/she/it will have been profiting

we will have been profiting

you will have been profiting

they will have been profiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would profit

you would profit

he/she/it would profit

we would profit

you would profit

they would profit

Conditional continuous

I would be profiting

you would be profiting

he/she/it would be profiting

we would be profiting

you would be profiting

they would be profiting

Conditional perfect

I would have profit

you would have profit

he/she/it would have profit

we would have profit

you would have profit

they would have profit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been profiting

you would have been profiting

he/she/it would have been profiting

we would have been profiting

you would have been profiting

they would have been profiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you profit
we let´s profit
you profit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to profit

Past participle

profited

Present Participle

profiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PROFIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of profit

advancement · advantage · aid · avail · benefit · boot · bottom line · clean up · clear up · earn · earnings · gain · good · help · interest · mileage · percentage · proceeds · promote · rake in · receipts · return · revenue · serve · surplus · takings · use · value · winnings · yield

TRANSLATION OF PROFIT

Find out the translation of profit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of profit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 利润
• Translator English - Spanish: beneficios
• English: profit
• Translator English - Hindi: लाभ
• Translator English - Arabic: رِبْح
• Translator English - Russian: прибыль
• Translator English - Portuguese: lucro
• Translator English - Bengali: মুনাফা
• Translator English - French: bénéfices
• Translator English - Malay: Keuntungan
• Translator English - German: Gewinn
• Translator English - Japanese: 収益
• Translator English - Korean: 이익
• Translator English - Javanese: MediaWiki
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lợi nhuận
• Translator English - Tamil: இலாப
• Translator English - Marathi: नफा
• Translator English - Turkish: kâr
• Translator English - Italian: guadagno
• Translator English - Polish: zysk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: прибуток
• Translator English - Romanian: profit
• Translator English - Greek: κέρδος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wins
• Translator English - Swedish: vinst
• Translator English - Norwegian: fortjeneste

10 QUOTES WITH «PROFIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profit.

1

Amos Bronson Alcott

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

2

Christiane Amanpour

Yes, you are running businesses, and yes, we understand and accept that, but surely there must be a level beyond which profit from news is simply indecent.

3

Kofi Annan

We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.

4

Gerard Arpey

We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.

5

Abu Bakr

There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened.

6

Steve Ballmer

We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry to 23% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry over the last five years. Profits are up over 70%, where the industry profit is up about 35%. Pretty good.

7

Roy Barnes

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

8

Peter Bart

Hollywood is going to have to find a way of meeting those profit goals.

9

Anne Baxter

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves.

10

Daniel Bernoulli

There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary to be a mathematician.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFIT»

Discover the use of profit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order

Now more than ever, Profit Over People is one of the key texts explaining how the crisis facing us operates—and how, through Chomsky’s analysis of resistance, we may find an escape from the closing net.

Noam Chomsky, 1999

The Prophet

First published in 1923, this masterpiece of religious inspiration and timeless appeal offers deep insight into every facet of existence: love, marriage, children, work, freedom, pain, joy, sorrow, friendship, and time.

Kahlil Gibran, Tom Griffith, 1997

Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities

Drawing on the stories of troubling--and hopeful--educational developments from around the world, Nussbaum offers a manifesto that should be a rallying cry for anyone who cares about the deepest purposes of education.

Martha C. Nussbaum, 2012

Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our ...

An analysis of the role of food corporations in the rise of obesity and diet-related illness reveals the tactics of food lobbyists and other business strategists to shape nutrition policies in America and maintain control over the nation's ...

Michele Simon, 2006

Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit: The Secrets of ...

“Filled with treasure and big ideas, this book will help you become exceptional.” – SETH GODIN In a tight market, your most powerful growth engine—and your best protection from competitive inroads—is this: put everything you can ...

Leonardo INGHILLERI, Micah SOLOMON, 2010

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

In this 1921 book, Knight explains why perfect competition would not necessarily eliminate profits, because of "uncertainty," rather than "risk.

Frank H. Knight, 2012

Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy

Always practical and never overtechnical, this helpful guide conforms to FASB and AICPA standards and: * Discusses federal single audit and its impact on nonprofits * Offers examples of various types of split-interest agreements * Shows you ...

Warren Ruppel, 2010

Privacy Means Profit: Prevent Identity Theft and Secure You ...

This book is the answer to giving yourself peace of mind.”—Larry Winget, five-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and TV personality “Whether you are leading a large organization or your family, Privacy ...

John Sileo, 2010

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

Knight's classic study has a long history: first published in 1921, reissued 1933, reprinted 1948 and 1957, and cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. 1971. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Frank Hyneman Knight, 2002

Managing the Non-Profit Organization

The issues of mission, performance, people and relationships, leadership and developing managers are eloquently discussed and Drucker provides Action Implications throughout the book which are of practical importance to the reader.

Peter Drucker, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profit is used in the context of the following news items.

BP Has Worst Profit in 10 Years on Libya Write-Off, Trading

BP Plc reported the lowest quarterly profit in at least 10 years after a boom in trading faded and the conflict in Libya forced almost $600 million ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Norfolk Southern Profit Falls, as Coal Weighs on Rail Sector

Norfolk Southern's profit for the quarter came to $433 million. Its railway operating revenue fell 11% from a year earlier to $2.7 billion. Analysts ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

BP reports worst profit in ten years following Deepwater Horizon …

The company said its underlying replacement cost profit, defined as its net income, was $1.3 billion. This fell short of estimates for $1.64 billion ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

SpiceJet books profit of Rs 71.80 crore in Q1 vs net loss of Rs 124.1 …

NEW DELHI: Gurgaon-based SpiceJet booked profit for the second consecutive quarter by earning a profit of Rs 71.80 crore during the first ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Virgin Money profit rises on strong mortgage growth

Virgin Money has delivered a 37 per cent increase in profit on the back of strong mortgage growth in spite of intensifying competition, but has ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Maruti Q1 profit jumps 56.5% to Rs 1193 cr, revenue in line

Maruti Suzuki 's first quarter net profit shot up 56.5 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,193 crore on strong operational performance and volume ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

PNB Q1 profit halves to Rs 721 cr, asset quality improves

Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) missed street expectations on Tuesday with the first quarter net profit falling 48.7 percent ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

Next raises profit guidance for full year after sales uplift

The lift in forecast means that the retailer has exceeded previous guidance by 1.9pc, with the mid-point of the company's profit guidance ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Statoil Profit Beats Forecasts as Production Increases

Statoil ASA, Norway's biggest oil and gas producer, posted second-quarter profit that beat estimates as higher production, lower costs and ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Provident ups dividend as pretax profit jumps 23%

The U.K. lender said pretax profit for the six months to June 30 totaled ... Profit, before tax and exceptional items, rose 35% to GBP126.6 million. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»