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, valueThe 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.. (noun)
- (noun.possession)the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
antonym (antonym of profit)
- (noun)
- (verb.possession)fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit (verb.possession)
hypernym (profit IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)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)take advantage of or capitalize on (verb.possession)
- (verb.possession)make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods (verb.possession)
- (verb.possession)enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb.possession)
- make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)make a lot of money (verb.possession)
- (verb.possession)make a satisfactory profit (verb.possession)
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)the quality of taking advantage (noun.attribute)
- (noun.attribute)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)the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)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)assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (noun.possession)
derivation (.... is derived from profit)
- make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (noun.possession)someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) (noun.person)
