Antonyms for profit
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : prof-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒf ɪt |
Definition of profit
Origin :- mid-13c., "income;" c.1300, "benefit, advantage;"from Old French prufit, porfit "profit, gain" (mid-12c.), from Latin profectus "profit, advance, increase, success, progress," noun use of past participle of proficere (see proficiency). As the opposite of loss, it replaced Old English gewinn. Profit margin attested from 1853.
- noun gain
- verb gain; get or give an advantage
- Barry must die; but what shall I profit by killing him if I kill this woman also?
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- For God's sake let us profit by this advantage, and increase our distance from the enemy.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- We felt, dimly, as if we had had a "warning," and did not yet know how to profit by it.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- The profit of the master is the great end of the slave's existence.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The world is a stage, and life is a farce, and he that laughs most has most profit of the performance.
- Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
- You must now study, and profit by, all that lies beyond it, like a practical man.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- You shall have an action for false imprisonment, and make a profit of this, yet.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- Also we have taken to growing indigo, which is a fine commodity for profit.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- Whether he were in the humour to profit by it, mattered not a jot.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for profit
- accumulation
- acquisition
- advancement
- advantage
- aggrandizement
- aid
- augmentation
- avail
- be of advantage
- benefit
- better
- bottom line
- capitalize on
- cash in on
- clean up
- cleanup
- clear
- contribute
- earn
- earnings
- emoluments
- exploit
- gate
- goods
- gravy
- gross
- harvest
- help
- improve
- income
- interest
- killing
- learn from
- lucre
- make a haul
- make a killing
- make capital
- make good use of
- make it big
- make money
- make the most of
- net
- output
- outturn
- pay
- pay off
- percentage
- proceeds
- product
- production
- promote
- prosper
- put to good use
- realize
- reap the benefit
- receipt
- receipts
- recover
- remuneration
- return
- revenue
- saving
- score
- serve
- skim
- split
- stand in good stead
- surplus
- take
- take advantage of
- takings
- thrive
- turn to advantage
- turnout
- use
- utilize
- value
- velvet
- winnings
- work for
- yield
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