profit

1. n. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods. Source: opted

2. n. Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit, Source: opted

3. n. To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men. Source: opted

4. v. i. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance. Source: opted

5. v. i. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. Source: opted

6. n. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) Source: wordnet

7. n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial Source: wordnet

8. v. derive a benefit from Source: wordnet

9. v. make a profit; gain money or materially Source: wordnet

10. 1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods. Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. Rambler. 2. Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit, This I speak for your own profit. 1 Cor. vii. 35. If you dare do yourself a profit and a right. Shak. Syn. -- Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain; emolument. To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men. The word preached did not profit them. Heb. iv. 2. It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs. Dryden. 1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance. I profit not by thy talk. Shak. 2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. Prov. xi. 4. Source: webster

11. To be of word/service">service to; to be word/good">good to; to help on; to benefit; toadvantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.The word preached did not profit them. Heb. iv. 2.It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligentlyexcellent pieces and beautiful designs. Dryden. Source: adambom

12. v:10/n:90 n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial v. derive a benefit from v. make a profit; gain money or materially Source: ecdict

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