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Synonyms and Antonyms of profit

synonym (synonym of profit)

  • (noun)
    advantage, expediency, proceeds, service, avail, gain, receipts, usefulness, benefit, good, return, utility, emolument, improvement, returns, value
    The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; more.. The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; hence, in government, morals, etc., the profit is what is really good, helpful, useful, valuable. Utility is chiefly used in the sense of some immediate or personal and generally some material good. Advantage is that which gives one a vantage-ground, either for coping with competitors or with difficulties, needs, or demands; as to have the advantage of a good education; it is frequently used of what one has beyond another or secures at the expense of another; as, to have the advantage of another in an argument, or to take advantage of another in a bargain. Gain is what one secures beyond what he previously possessed. Benefit is anything that does one good. Emolument is profit, return, or value accruing through official position. Expediency has respect to profit or advantage, real or supposed, considered apart from or perhaps in opposition to right, in actions having a moral character. Compare UTILITY. (noun)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gain
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    benefit, gain
    derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    turn a profit
    make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
     

antonym (antonym of profit)

  • (noun)
    damage, detriment, harm, injury, ruin, destruction, disadvantage, hurt, loss, waste
  • (verb.possession)
    break even
    make neither profit nor loss (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    lose, turn a loss
    fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit (verb.possession)
     

hypernym (profit IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)
     
  • make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
    bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    advantage, vantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position (noun.attribute)
     
  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
    income
    the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time (noun.possession)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF profit relation)

  • derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
    cash in on
    take advantage of or capitalize on (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    profiteer
    make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    capitalise, capitalize, take advantage
    draw advantages from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    pyramid
    enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    clear, net, sack, sack up
    make as a net profit (verb.possession)
     
  • make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
    line one's pockets
    make a lot of money (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny
    make a satisfactory profit (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    clean up
    make a big profit; often in a short period of time (verb.possession)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    account
    the quality of taking advantage (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness
    the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit (noun.attribute)
     
  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
    earning per share
    the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    windfall profit
    profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    cleanup, killing
    a very large profit (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    fast buck, quick buck
    quick or easy earnings, (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    filthy lucre
    shameful profit (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    gross profit, gross profit margin, margin
    (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    markup
    the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    accumulation
    (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    dividend
    that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly (noun.possession)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • (noun.possession)
    part, percentage, portion, share
    assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (noun.possession)
     

derivation (.... is derived from profit)

  • derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
    benefit, welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gain, profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.person)
    gainer
    a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) (noun.person)
     
  • make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
    earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    benefit, gain, profit
    derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
     
  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
    profiteer
    someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) (noun.person)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    profit, turn a profit
    make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    clear, net
    yield as a net profit (verb.possession)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym part holonym derivation advantage expediency earnings lucre gain benefit damage detriment harm break even lose turn a loss advantage vantage income bring in clear earn account gainfulness earning per share windfall profit cleanup killing part percentage portion share benefit gain profiteer clear net earnings
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