Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun profit

2 senses of profit

Sense 1
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings -- (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
       => income -- (the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time)

Sense 2
profit, gain -- (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
       => advantage, vantage -- (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me")

Antonyms of verb profit

1 of 2 senses of profit

Sense 2
profit, turn a profit -- (make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger")
       Antonym of lose (Sense 7)
      => lose, turn a loss -- (fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year")
       Antonym of break even (Sense 1)
      => break even -- (make neither profit nor loss)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb profit

2 senses of profit

Sense 1
profit, gain, benefit -- (derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 2
profit, turn a profit -- (make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger")
       => gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")

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