ENGLISH: profit - CREOLE: profi



Overview of noun profit



The noun profit has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (6) 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))

2. (1) profit, gain -- (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)



Overview of verb profit



The verb profit has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) profit, gain, benefit -- (derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience")

2. (2) profit, turn a profit -- (make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger")

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