Antonyms for profits
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : prof-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒf ɪt |
Definition of profits
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
- The profits of these were enormous, and when he died in 1759 he left investments to the extent of 20,000.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- They found out the profits that have been made and they are perfectly wild with fury.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- I agree to pay my share of the expenses, and to accept one-third of the profits.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- I shall be quite content with whatever share of the profits you allow me.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- He put the greater part of his profits into theatrical management.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- He is a fatalist, taking his profits and losses as if they were gifts or blows of Fortune.
- Extract from : « About sugar buying for Jobbers » by B. W. Dyer
- The profits from this source show a considerable increase every year.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- My works have sold handsomely, but the profits have been theirs.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- Did I not say that the profits of this night were for the most poor and the most honest?
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- To him each season has its profits and its pleasures; for he knows that while he rests or sleeps his fields are working for him.
- Extract from : « Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 » by Henry Howland Crapo
Synonyms for profits
- 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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