English > profit: 4 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
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| Synonyms | net income, net, net profit, lucre, profits, earnings |
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| Parts | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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| Narrower | accumulation | (finance) profits / profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
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| dividend | That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
| earning per share | The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock |
| fast buck, quick buck | Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| filthy lucre | shameful profit |
| gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
| killing, cleanup | A very large profit |
| markup | The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price |
| windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit / profit from it |
| Broader | income | The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
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| Spanish | beneficio, beneficio neto, beneficios, ganancia, ganancias, lucro |
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| Catalan | beneficis, guanys, lucre |
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| Nouns | profiteer | someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) |
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| Verbs | profit | make a profit |
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English > profit: 4 senses > verb 1, possession| Meaning | derive a benefit from. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Example | "She profited from his vast experience" |
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| Synonyms | gain, benefit |
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| Narrower | capitalize, capitalise, take advantage | Draw advantages from |
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| cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on |
| net, sack, sack up, clear | make as a net profit |
| profiteer | make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods |
| pyramid | enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
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| Spanish | adquirir, aprovecharse, aprovechar, beneficiarse, beneficiar, ganar, obtener frutos, sacar provecho, sacar ventaja |
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| Catalan | afavorir, aprofitar-se, beneficiar-se, beneficiar |
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| Nouns | profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
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